CVE-2017-10661
HIGH7.0EPSS 25.7%Published: 8/19/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2017-10661
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/linuxfrom 0, < 4.9.30-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |