7.0
HIGH
CVE-2017-10661
Linux Kernel FS/Timerfd Race Condition Vulnerability
Description

Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 14, 2024, 7:59 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-10661 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-10661 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_aus
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-10661.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.15 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4057 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481136 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43345/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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ostrichxyz7/kexps

None

Makefile C

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 22, 2023, 3:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.
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ndk06/linux-kernel-exploitation

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 178 different CVEs too.
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lnick2023/nicenice

None

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.
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xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

None

Updated: 1 month ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.
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tangsilian/android-vuln

安卓内核提权漏洞分析

Makefile C Shell Assembly PLpgSQL C++ Java Batchfile Objective-C Perl

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
474 stars 112 fork 112 watcher
Born at : Dec. 18, 2018, 5:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 34 different CVEs too.
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thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

None

Python

Updated: 1 month ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.
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GeneBlue/CVE-2017-10661_POC

poc for cve-2017-10661

Makefile C

Updated: 4 months ago
11 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Aug. 11, 2017, 10:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

awesome cve poc

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
3289 stars 678 fork 678 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.
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xairy/linux-kernel-exploitation

A collection of links related to Linux kernel security and exploitation

linux-kernel kernel-exploitation exploit privilege-escalation security

Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
5527 stars 902 fork 902 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2016, 10:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 225 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-10661 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-10661 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4057 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4057 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43345/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43345/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.10.14 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.92 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.16.47 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.52 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.41 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.67 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.27 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.10.15
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4057 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43345/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.15 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.15 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481136 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1481136 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-10661 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-10661 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.01%

score

0.36535

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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