CVE-2017-6001

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6001
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-18 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-06-20 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionRace 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
1422825 – (CVE-2017-6001) CVE-2017-6001 kernel: Race condition between multiple sys_perf_event_open() calls CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
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
oss-security - Linux: CVE-2017-6001: Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6786: perf/core: Fix concurrent sys_perf_event_open() vs. 'move_group' race MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
perf/core: Fix concurrent sys_perf_event_open() vs. 'move_group' race · torvalds/linux@321027c · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Pixel / Nexus Security Bulletin—November 2017  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3791-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-6001 Incomplete Fix Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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