ghsa-679h-84ch-2wh9
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 03:53
Modified
2025-04-20 03:42
Severity ?
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-7533"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-08-05T16:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-679h-84ch-2wh9",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:42:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:53:47Z",
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473"
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669"
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      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2"
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123"
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}


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