{"cve":"CVE-2017-10661","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-19T18:29:00.257","modified":"2026-06-17T01:00:28.897","status":"Modified","description":"Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e38da300e1e395a15048b0af1e5305bd91402f6","http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.15","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100215","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","redhat:enterprise_linux","redhat:enterprise_linux_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-10661","score":0.13484,"percentile":0.96442,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}