High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9986
CVE-2017-9986
Description
The intr function in sound/oss/msnd_pinnacle.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (over-boundary access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing the value of a message queue head pointer between two kernel reads of that value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=4.11.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99336nvd
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