CVE-2017-7533
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7533
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-7533.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-7533
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-08-05T16:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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 inotifyhandleevent and vfs_rename functions.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9e
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2585
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2770
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2869
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468283
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9e
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755753/
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755757/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1408967.html