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kernel: a race between inotify_handle_event() and sys_rename()

🗓️ 10 Oct 2017 12:45:24Reported by RedHatType 
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Race between inotify_handle_event and sys_rename can corrupt slab data, enabling privilege escalation.

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0day.today		Linux Kernel < 3.16.39 (Debian 8 x64) - inotfiy Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
20 Mar 201800:00
–zdt
RedHat Linux		 Kernel slab corruption in the inotify subsystem of the linux Linux kernel - CVE-2017-7533
4 Jan 201800:21
–redhat
RedHat Linux		Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
15 Aug 201711:45
–redhat
RedHat Linux		kernel: a race between inotify_handle_event() and sys_rename()
15 Aug 201711:45
–redhat
RedHat Linux		Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
5 Sep 201711:19
–redhat
RedHat Linux		kernel: a race between inotify_handle_event() and sys_rename()
5 Sep 201711:19
–redhat
RedHat Linux		Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
6 Sep 201720:36
–redhat
RedHat Linux		kernel: a race between inotify_handle_event() and sys_rename()
6 Sep 201720:36
–redhat
RedHat Linux		Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
19 Sep 201716:09
–redhat
RedHat Linux		kernel: a race between inotify_handle_event() and sys_rename()
19 Sep 201716:09
–redhat
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Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 26.9
CVSS 3.17
EPSS0.01223
CWE-820
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