Free and open-source vulnerability scanner
Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.
Install NowAvailable for macOS, Windows, and Linux
CVE-2017-6001
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
CVSSv3.1 Severity
Impact Analysis
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.6/10
- Exploit Score
- 4.9/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- High
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
CVSSv3.1 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7/10
- Exploit Score
- 1/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- High
- Privileges Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 5.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- High
- Availability Impact
- High
- Integrity Impact
- High
- Scope
- Unchanged
- User Interaction
- Required
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
4.5 | 4.9.7 | |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
4.0 | 4.4.65 | |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
3.18.54 | 3.18.92 |
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f8
- 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