CVE-2017-7533

CVE Details

Release Date:	2017-08-03
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

Race condition in the fsnotify implementation in the Linux kernelthrough 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-94.5.9.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-94.5.9.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-2473	2017-08-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-2473-1	2017-08-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3605	2017-08-17
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0143	2017-08-17