UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7533

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7533

    Published: 3 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7533
    Aliases:
    USN-3377-1
    USN-3377-2
    USN-3378-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7533, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3377-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3377-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3378-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3378-2, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7533

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-lts-xenial

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-89.112~14.04.1

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1
    4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2
    4.4.0-15.31~14.04.1
    4.4.0-18.34~14.04.1
    4.4.0-21.37~14.04.1
    4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1
    4.4.0-22.40~14.04.1
    4.4.0-24.43~14.04.1
    4.4.0-28.47~14.04.1
    4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1
    4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1
    4.4.0-36.55~14.04.1
    4.4.0-38.57~14.04.1
    4.4.0-42.62~14.04.1
    4.4.0-45.66~14.04.1
    4.4.0-47.68~14.04.1
    4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1
    4.4.0-53.74~14.04.1
    4.4.0-57.78~14.04.1
    4.4.0-59.80~14.04.1
    4.4.0-62.83~14.04.1
    4.4.0-63.84~14.04.2
    4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1
    4.4.0-66.87~14.04.1
    4.4.0-67.88~14.04.1
    4.4.0-70.91~14.04.1
    4.4.0-71.92~14.04.1
    4.4.0-72.93~14.04.1
    4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1
    4.4.0-78.99~14.04.2
    4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1
    4.4.0-81.104~14.04.1
    4.4.0-83.106~14.04.1
    4.4.0-87.110~14.04.1

    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