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CVE-2017-7533 Detail

Description

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 inotify_handle_event and vfs_rename functions.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9e CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2585 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2770 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2869 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468283 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9e CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755753/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755757/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1408967.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7533
NVD Published Date:
08/05/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.