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CVE-2017-6001 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825	CVE	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	>= 3.18.54, < 3.18.92 >= 4.0, < 4.4.65 >= 4.5, < 4.9.7
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 9, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 20, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 31, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 2, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 23, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]