CVE-2017-10661

Summary

CVECVE-2017-10661
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-19 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2024-03-14 19:59:00 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 7.4 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Android Security Bulletin—August 2017  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux kernel < 4.10.15 - Race Condition Privilege Escalation EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
timerfd: Protect the might cancel mechanism proper · torvalds/linux@1e38da3 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.15 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3981-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
1481136 – (CVE-2017-10661) CVE-2017-10661 kernel: Handling of might_cancel queueing is not properly pretected against race CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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