CVE-2017-7533

Description

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.

References

https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1408967.html

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755757/

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755753/

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9e

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468283

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2869

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2770

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2585

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9e

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3