Uninitialized Stack Data Disclosure in Linux Kernel's set_mempolicy and mbind Compat Syscalls

CVE-2017-7616 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation.

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