CVE-2017-7286

[REJECTED CVE] The Linux kernel package 3.16.0-28 mishandles a series of mmap system calls for /dev/zero with different starting addresses, with a stated impact of "allowing for a local user to possibly gain root access," aka an "inode integer overflow."

MITRE has rejected this CVE as the flaw was not confirmed:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7286

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1033458#c5

None of the Red Hat products is vulnerable to this not-a-flaw.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.