Race condition in the fsnotify implementation in the Linux kernel through 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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CVE-2017-7533 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - linuxlinux-4.1.18, linuxlinux-4.1.18
Vulnerability Details
Race condition in the fsnotify implementation in the Linux kernel through 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.
Publish Date: 2017-08-05
URL: CVE-2017-7533
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.0)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7533
Release Date: 2017-08-05
Fix Resolution: kernel-headers - 3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-rt-trace-devel - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;kernel-rt-debug-kvm - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;kernel-bootwrapper - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2;perf - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2;kernel-debuginfo - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2;kernel-debug-devel - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2;kernel-tools-libs - 3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1;perf-debuginfo - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1;kernel-debug-debuginfo - 3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2;kernel-debug - 3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-devel - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1;kernel - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-rt-debug-devel - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;python-perf - 3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-rt-debug - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;kernel-rt-devel - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;kernel-tools - 3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-rt-trace-kvm - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;kernel-tools-libs-devel - 3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2;kernel-tools-debuginfo - 3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-rt-kvm - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;python-perf-debuginfo - 3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-headers - 3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2;kernel-rt-trace - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 - 3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-rt - 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620,3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620;kernel-doc - 3.10.0-514.32.2,3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3;kernel-abi-whitelists - 3.10.0-693.1.1,3.10.0-327.61.3,3.10.0-514.32.2
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