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F5 Networks: CVE-2017-10661: K04337834: Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-10661

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F5 Networks: CVE-2017-10661: K04337834: Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-10661

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/19/2017
Created
12/10/2020
Added
12/08/2020
Modified
12/06/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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