CVE-2017-6874
High
Description
Race condition in kernel/ucount.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls that leverage certain decrement behavior that causes incorrect interaction between put_ucounts and get_ucounts.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedMar 14, 2017
First seenMar 14, 2017
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.9.16, 4.10.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 4.9 ≤ v < 4.9.16, 4.10 ≤ v < 4.10.4 | 4.9.16, 4.10.4 |
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