vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-7533
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 5, 2017 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 5, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 2, 2025
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.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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