CVE-2017-7495

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel where filesystems mounted with data=ordered mode may allow an attacker to read stale data from recently allocated blocks in new files after a system 'reset' by abusing ext4 mechanics of delayed allocation.

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases may address this issue. fs

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.

Alternative filesystems may be used in place of ext4 in case of sensitive data leak. Alternatively, don't hard reset the system.