CVE-2017-10661

Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.

CVSS v3.1

7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

13.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2017-08-19

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• GeneBlue/CVE-2017-10661_POC12★ · 2017-08-11

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43345

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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