The Linux Kernel is prone to a local race-condition vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to modify arbitrary files in the context of the affected system or cause denial-of-service condition. Due to the nature of this issue, code execution may be possible but this has not been confirmed.
Linux kernel 2.6.38 through 4.14 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Information
Linux kernel 4.13.10
Linux kernel 4.11.9
Linux kernel 4.11.5
Linux kernel 4.11.4
Linux kernel 4.11.3
Linux kernel 4.11.2
Linux kernel 4.11.1
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.15
Linux kernel 4.10.13
Linux kernel 4.10.12
Linux kernel 4.10.10
Linux kernel 4.10.6
Linux kernel 4.10.4
Linux kernel 4.10
Linux kernel 4.9.13
Linux kernel 4.9.8
Linux kernel 4.9.4
Linux kernel 4.9.3
Linux kernel 4.7.4
Linux kernel 4.4.30
Linux kernel 4.4.29
Linux kernel 4.4.28
Linux kernel 4.4.27
Linux kernel 4.4.25
Linux kernel 4.4.24
Linux kernel 4.4.23
Linux kernel 4.4.22
Linux kernel 4.4.7
Linux kernel 4.4.2
Linux kernel 4.2.3
Linux kernel 4.1.4
Linux kernel 4.1.1
Linux kernel 3.19.3
Linux kernel 3.18.22
Linux kernel 3.18.17
Linux kernel 3.18.11
Linux kernel 3.18.8
Linux kernel 3.18.7
Linux kernel 3.18.3
Linux kernel 3.18.2
Linux kernel 3.18.1
Linux kernel 3.17.4
Linux kernel 3.17.2
Linux kernel 3.16.7
Linux kernel 3.16.2
Linux kernel 3.16.1
Linux kernel 3.15.10
Linux kernel 3.15.5
Linux kernel 3.15.2
Linux kernel 3.14.54
Linux kernel 3.14.45
Linux kernel 3.14.37
Linux kernel 3.14.4
Linux kernel 3.14.3
Linux kernel 3.14.2
Linux kernel 3.13.11
Linux kernel 3.13.9
Linux kernel 3.13.3
Linux kernel 3.13.1
Linux kernel 3.12.49
Linux kernel 3.12.48
Linux kernel 3.12.44
Linux kernel 3.12.40
Linux kernel 3.12.21
Linux kernel 3.12.18
Linux kernel 3.12.17
Linux kernel 3.12.16
Linux kernel 3.12.11
Linux kernel 3.12.7
Linux kernel 3.12.4
Linux kernel 3.12.3
Linux kernel 3.12.2
Linux kernel 3.11.3
Linux kernel 3.10.90
Linux kernel 3.10.81
Linux kernel 3.10.73
Linux kernel 3.10.45
Linux kernel 3.10.41
Linux kernel 3.10.38
Linux kernel 3.10.37
Linux kernel 3.10.36
Linux kernel 3.10.30
Linux kernel 3.10.27
Linux kernel 3.10.26
Linux kernel 3.10.23
Linux kernel 3.10.22
Linux kernel 3.10.21
Linux kernel 3.10.14
Linux kernel 3.10.10
Linux kernel 3.10.9
Linux kernel 3.10.7
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.1.8
Linux kernel 3.0.98
Linux kernel 3.0.75
Linux kernel 3.0.72
Linux kernel 3.0.69
Linux kernel 3.0.65
Linux kernel 3.0.60
Linux kernel 3.0.59
Linux kernel 3.0.58
Linux kernel 3.0.37
Linux kernel 3.0.34
Linux kernel 3.0.5
Linux kernel 3.0.4
Linux kernel 3.0.2
Linux kernel 3.0.1
Linux kernel 2.6.38
Linux kernel 4.9.9
Linux kernel 4.9.11
Linux kernel 4.8.7
Linux kernel 4.8.6
Linux kernel 4.8.3
Linux kernel 4.8.13
Linux kernel 4.8.12
Linux kernel 4.8.1
Linux kernel 4.7.9
Linux kernel 4.7-rc5
Linux kernel 4.6.3
Linux kernel 4.6.2
Linux kernel 4.6.1
Linux kernel 4.5.5
Linux kernel 4.5
Linux kernel 4.4.38
Linux kernel 4.4.26
Linux kernel 4.4.14
Linux kernel 4.4.1
Linux kernel 4.4.0-57
Linux kernel 4.3.3
Linux kernel 4.2.8
Linux kernel 4.14
Linux kernel 4.13.1
Linux kernel 4.12
Linux kernel 4.11.8
Linux kernel 4.11.7
Linux kernel 4.10.9
Linux kernel 4.10.8
Linux kernel 4.10.7
Linux kernel 4.10.5
Linux kernel 4.10.3
Linux kernel 4.10.2
Linux kernel 4.10.11
Linux kernel 4.10.1
Linux kernel 4.1.15
Linux kernel 3.19-rc7
Linux kernel 3.19-rc2
Linux kernel 3.19-rc
Linux kernel 3.19
Linux kernel 3.18.9
Linux kernel 3.18
Linux kernel 3.17.6
Linux kernel 3.17-rc3
Linux kernel 3.17
Linux kernel 3.16.6
Linux kernel 3.16.36
Linux kernel 3.16.0-28
Linux kernel 3.16
Linux kernel 3.15.6-200.fc20
Linux kernel 3.15-rc3
Linux kernel 3.15-rc2
Linux kernel 3.15-rc1
Linux kernel 3.15
Linux kernel 3.14.79
Linux kernel 3.14.73
Linux kernel 3.14.7
Linux kernel 3.14.5
Linux kernel 3.14-rc7
Linux kernel 3.14-rc4
Linux kernel 3.14-rc3
Linux kernel 3.14-rc2
Linux kernel 3.14-rc1
Linux kernel 3.14-4
Linux kernel 3.14-1
Linux kernel 3.14
Linux kernel 3.13.7
Linux kernel 3.13.6
Linux kernel 3.13.5
Linux kernel 3.13.4
Linux kernel 3.13.11-ckt27
Linux kernel 3.13.0
Linux kernel 3.13-rc1
Linux kernel 3.13
Linux kernel 3.12.22
Linux kernel 3.12.15
Linux kernel 3.12.14
Linux kernel 3.12.12
Linux kernel 3.12.1
Linux kernel 3.12
Linux kernel 3.11.9
Linux kernel 3.11.6
Linux kernel 3.11-rc7
Linux kernel 3.11-rc4
Linux kernel 3.11-rc1
Linux kernel 3.11
Linux kernel 3.10.5
Linux kernel 3.10.43
Linux kernel 3.10.31
Linux kernel 3.10.20
Linux kernel 3.10.17
Linux kernel 3.10-rc5
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.1-rc1
Linux kernel 3.1
Linux kernel 3.0.66
Linux kernel 3.0.62
Linux kernel 3.0.18
Linux kernel 3.0-rc4-git1
Linux kernel 3.0-rc1
Linux kernel 3.0
Linux kernel 2.6.38.6
Linux kernel 2.6.38.4
Linux kernel 2.6.38.3
Linux kernel 2.6.38.2
Exploit
The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.
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