CVE-2017-6001
CVSS V2 High 7.6
CVSS V3 High 7
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-6001
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-02-18T21:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-06-20T01:29:01
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.9.6 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- HIGH
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.6
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 4.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 | |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6001 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6001 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:42:24 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 14:03:42 | 2017-02-18T21:59Z | 2017-02-18T21:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 14:03:42 | 2018-06-20T01:29:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 14:03:42 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |