CVE-2017-7495
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7495
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-7495.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-7495
- Downstream
- Published
- 2017-05-15T18:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:29Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.2, when ext4 data=ordered mode is used, mishandles a needs-flushing-before-commit list, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from other users' files in opportunistic circumstances by waiting for a hardware reset, creating a new file, making write system calls, and reading this file.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=06bd3c36a733ac27962fea7d6f47168841376824
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1450261
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/06bd3c36a733ac27962fea7d6f47168841376824
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98491
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01