High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6001
CVE-2017-6001
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.
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References
12- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/16/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/321027c1fe77f892f4ea07846aeae08cefbbb290nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96264nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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