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High
CVE-2017-10661
Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481136
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.15
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43345/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4057
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, enterprise linux, enterprise linux aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.3, 3.17, 3.19, 4.2, 4.5, 4.10, 7.0, 7.4, 7.5, 8.0, 9.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 19th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.