CVE-2017-7533

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 51
Modified
Published: 05 Aug 2017, 16:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 16:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
40/100
CVSS Score
7 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
9.42% LOW
9% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Aug 2017, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 16:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 9.42%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 3.14, < 3.16.47 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.64 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.4.80 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.41 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.12.5

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