CVE-2017-5550 is an off-by-one error in the Linux kernel's pipe_advance function, affecting versions prior to 4.9.5. This local vulnerability allows an attacker to read sensitive information from uninitialized heap memory. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and has high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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