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CVE-2017-7533 (GCVE-0-2017-7533)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-05 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:04
VLAI
Summary
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.
CWE
  • race condition
References
URL Tags
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755757/ x_refsource_MISC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468283 x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/49d31c2f… x_refsource_MISC
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2770 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torva… x_refsource_MISC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2869 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Linux kernel through 4.12.4 Affected: Linux kernel through 4.12.4
Date Public
2017-08-05 00:00
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      "product_status:recommended": "474",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2017-7533",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2017-7533.json",
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