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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-08-05T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:04:11.899Z

Reserved: 2017-04-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-7533

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-08-05T16:29:00.180

Modified: 2023-06-21T15:57:13.297

Link: CVE-2017-7533

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7533 - Bugzilla