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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1099-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3981-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3470-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3470-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:41:55.518Z

Reserved: 2017-06-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-10661

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-08-19T18:29:00.257

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-10661

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-02-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-10661 - Bugzilla

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