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● CVE — Medium

CVE-2017-7616

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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CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.41%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 7, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.41% → 0.41% over 7 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 10, 2017
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 13, 2026