cve/2017/CVE-2017-5546.md

### [CVE-2017-5546](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5546)
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### Description

The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c in the Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x before 4.9.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (duplicate freelist entries and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the selection of a large value for a random number.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/thdusdl1219/CVE-Study