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.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825 issue tracking patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7 release notes vendor advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1 mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6001?
CVE-2017-6001 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6001?
To fix CVE-2017-6001, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6001 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6001 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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