UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10661

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10661

    Published: 19 Aug 2017Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-10661

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10661, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3470-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3470-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10661

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-135.184

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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