CVE-2017-6874

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Jun 2023, 15:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96856 - (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96856 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2017-03-14 09:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2017-6874

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6874

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6874


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-416

Use After Free