vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-10661): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 19, 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 19, 2017
Added
Oct 31, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
References
Rapid7 Labs
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