CVE-2017-5546
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5546 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-02-06 06:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-02-28 15:45:00 UTC |
| Description | The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c in the Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x before 4.9.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (duplicate freelist entries and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the selection of a large value for a random number. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.8.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.9.4 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5 | CONFIRM | www.kernel.org | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Bug 1415733 – CVE-2017-5546 kernel: SLAB freelist randomization produces duplicate entries | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| mm/slab.c: fix SLAB freelist randomization duplicate entries · torvalds/linux@c4e490c · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | CONFIRM | git.kernel.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE REQUEST: linux kernel: process with pgid zero able to crash kernel | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Linux Kernel CVE-2017-5546 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.