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CVE-2017-7533
HIGH · CVSS 7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-08-05T16:29:00.180 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:24:33.007

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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