High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7533
CVE-2017-7533
Description
Race condition in the fsnotify implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.12.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application that leverages simultaneous execution of the inotify_handle_event and vfs_rename functions.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
20- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9envdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755753/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755757/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2585nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2770nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2869nvdThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1408967.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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