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CVE-2017-10661

Published: Aug 19, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
7.0HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
13.4%
Top 4.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

F5 Networks, Inc.
commercial·USaka f5
BIG-IP Access Policy ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP LTMOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
BIG-IP Application Acceleration ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
BIG-IP Advanced Web Application FirewallOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP Advanced Firewall ManagerOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products
BIG-IP AnalyticsOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
BIG-IP Application Security ManagerOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
BIG-IP DDos Hybrid DefenderOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux ausOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutionsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise MRGOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Google Inc
commercial·USaka google
AndroidEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6
git.kernel.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
debian.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.15
kernel.org
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