CVE-2017-7533
HIGH 7.0EPSS 1.2%
Race condition in the fsnotify implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.12.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application that leverages simultaneous execution of the inotify_handle_event and vfs_rename functions.
- Affected
- Linux kernel through 4.12.4
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 68th percentile
- Published
- 2017-08-05
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- seclab-ucr/KOOBE89★ · 2024-05-07
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49d31c2f389acfe…
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2585
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2770
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2869
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468283
- torvalds/linux/commit/49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9e
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755753
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755757
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1408967.html