CVE-2017-6001

Name
CVE-2017-6001
Description
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.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264
Third Party Advisory 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 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290
Third Party Advisory https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* linux_kernel >= 3.18.54 < 3.18.92
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* linux_kernel >= 4.0 < 4.4.65
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* linux_kernel >= 4.5 < 4.9.7

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status