CVE-2017-6001

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1

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