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CVE-2017-6001

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 p…

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 3.18.54 before 3.18.92
from 4.0 before 4.4.65
from 4.5 before 4.9.7

Weakness classification

CWE-362

References