CVE-2017-7533
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…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.22% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 16 October 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2585Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2770Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2869Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468283Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755753/Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9755757/Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-12-01Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1408967.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=49d31c2f389acfe83417083e1208422b4091cd9eIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/03/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100123Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039075Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2473Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.