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CVE-2017-6001

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CVSS 3.1
7.0 high
EPSS
2%p75
Published
()
Modified
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.

Vendors
linux
Products
linux kernel
Weakness
CWE-362
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.7%)

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