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.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.0

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.115

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition) Vulnerability (CVE-2017-6001)	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234