VDB
CVE-2017-6001
CVE-2017-6001
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.12% · 29.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.12%
29.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem | 4.15.0-1045.50, 4.15.0-1059.68, 4.15.0-1063.72 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2019.20, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-31.35, 5.4.0-36.41, 5.4.0-37.42 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.0.0-1016.17~18.04.1, 4.18.0-1024.25~18.04.1, 4.18.0-1023.24~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.3.0-5.16, 4.4.0-51.72, 4.4.0-77.98 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gke | 4.4.0-1005.6, 4.4.0-1008.8, 4.4.0-1013.13 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1026.29, 4.4.0-1030.33, 4.4.0-1032.36 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1032.35, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.18.0-24.25~18.04.1, 4.18.0-20.21~18.04.1, 4.18.0-18.19~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0, 4.4.0-1001.10, 4.4.0-1003.12 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 0, 5.13.0-1007.7+22.04.1, 5.13.0-1010.11+22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1016.22, 4.4.0-1019.25, 4.4.0-1021.27 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 0, 5.15.0-1073.75 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1070.73+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1068.71+cvm1.1, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1037.39, *, 4.15.0-1010.10 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.4.0-1059.62, 5.4.0-1083.89, 5.4.0-1087.94 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.8.0-45.48~16.04.1, 4.8.0-44.47~16.04.1, 4.8.0-42.45~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.3.0-1014.16, 5.4.0-1004.4, 5.3.0-1017.19 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 0, 5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1, 5.0.0-16.17~18.04.1 |
Timeline
- Feb 18, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6001 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3312-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3312-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1 vendor-advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6001 third-party-advisory