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TI-2017-05174 Aliases CVE-2017-7533GHSA-679h-84ch-2wh9

Race condition in Linux kernel through 4.12.4

Priority LOW 33CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01223 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Linux kernel through 4.12.4Linux kernel through 4.12.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Linux kernel through 4.12.4 Vendor— Affected Linux kernel through 4.12.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.14 to before 3.16.47; 3.17 to before 3.18.64; 3.19 to before 4.4.80; 4.5 to before 4.9.41; 4.10 to before 4.12.5VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.14 to before 3.16.47; 3.17 to before 3.18.64; 3.19 to before 4.4.80; 4.5 to before 4.9.41; 4.10 to before 4.12.5 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:2869 Released 2017-10-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.2) kernel-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.2) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) kernel-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.2) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-327.61.3.el7
  • RHSA-2017:2770 Released 2017-09-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.3) kernel-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.3) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) kernel-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.3) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-514.32.2.el7
  • RHSA-2017:2669 Released 2017-09-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt +7
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2017:2585 Released 2017-09-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.620.el7 +7
  • RHSA-2017:2473 Released 2017-08-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-doc-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.1.1.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.2)Fixed RHSA-2017:2869
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2017:2770
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.2)Fixed RHSA-2017:2869
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2017:2770
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2)Fixed RHSA-2017:2869
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2017:2770
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.2)Fixed RHSA-2017:2869
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2017:2770
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2585
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2017:2669
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7533
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-679h-84ch-2wh9

References

Patch 6

Advisory 12

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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