CVE-2017-5550 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2017-5550?

CVE-2017-5550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Off-by-one error in the pipe_advance function in lib/iov_iter.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized heap-memory locations in opportunistic circumstances by reading from a pipe after an incorrect buffer-release decision.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5550?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5550?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-5550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5550, GHSA-c968-9p3g-fq3v.