CVE-2017-10661 is a race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions before 4.10.15) affecting Debian, Linux, and Red Hat distributions. This flaw allows local attackers to achieve privilege escalation or cause a denial of service through list corruption or use-after-free by manipulating simultaneous file-descriptor operations. Rated as High severity (CVSS 7.0), it requires high attack complexity and user interaction, but can lead to significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, a public exploit (EDB-43345) exists, yet there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.92CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3, < 3.16.47CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.17, < 3.18.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.19, < 4.1.41CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2, < 4.4.67CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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