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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10661

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10661 PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 19, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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