CVE-2017-6001

Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes concurrent perf_event_open system calls for moving a software group into a hardware context. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6786.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-02-18 21:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-6001

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6001

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6001


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')