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CVE-2017-6001

CVSS v3.1 7 (High)
70% Progress
CVSS v2.0 7.6 (High)
76% Progress
EPSS 0.09 % (40th)
0.09% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 10
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Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes concurrent perf_event_open system calls for moving a software group into a hardware context. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6786.

Weaknesses
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Related CVEs
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2017-02-18 21:59:00
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2024-02-09 19:11:41
(7 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel from 3.18.54 version and prior 3.18.92 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.18.54 < 3.18.92
  Linux Kernel from 4.0 version and prior 4.4.65 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.0 < 4.4.65
  Linux Kernel from 4.5 version and prior 4.9.7 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.5 < 4.9.7