fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.2, when ext4 data=ordered mode is used, mishandles a needs-flushing-before-commit list, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from other users' files in opportunistic circumstances by waiting for a hardware reset, creating a new file, making write system calls, and reading this file.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2017-05-15T18:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:04:11.875Z
Reserved: 2017-04-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7495
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-05-15T18:29:00.373
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-7495
 Redhat
                        Redhat