The do_shmat function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.12 does not restrict the address calculated by a certain rounding operation, which allows local users to map page zero, and consequently bypass a protection mechanism that exists for the mmap system call, by making crafted shmget and shmat system calls in a privileged context.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:47.757Z
Reserved: 2017-01-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-5669

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-02-24T15:59:00.150
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-5669
