CVE-2017-6001 log
| Source |
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| Severity | High |
| Remote | No |
| Type | Privilege escalation |
| 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. |
| Group | Package | Affected | Fixed | Severity | Status | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG-188 | linux-lts | 4.4.50-1 | 4.9.13-1 | High | Fixed | |
| AVG-187 | linux | 4.9.6-1 | 4.9.7-1 | High | Fixed |
| References |
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/446 |