description: 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.
problem types: race condition
affected:
{
product: Linux kernel through 4.12.4
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: Linux kernel through 4.12.4
}