CVE-2017-6001

HIGH

7.0

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.0

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published2/18/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290(cve@mitre.org)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01(cve@mitre.org)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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