Race condition in the fsnotify implementation in the...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 14, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 10, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Aug 5, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 14, 2022
Last updated
Feb 10, 2023
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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