CVE-2017-5669
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5669
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-5669.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-5669
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-02-24T15:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The do_shmat function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.12 does not restrict the address calculated by a certain rounding operation, which allows local users to map page zero, and consequently bypass a protection mechanism that exists for the mmap system call, by making crafted shmget and shmat system calls in a privileged context.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96754
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037918
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192931
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95e91b831f87ac8e1f8ed50c14d709089b4e01b8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e1d35d4dc7f089e6c9c080d556feedf9c706f0c7
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/