CVE-2017-6001
Linux Kernel Race Condition in Perf Event Open
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 18, 2017, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 9, 2024, 7:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-6001 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-6001 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 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-3791 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.9.6 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.18.54 up to (excluding) 3.18.92 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.4.65 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.7 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422825 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-6001 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-2017-6001
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.02%
score
0.37770
percentile