cve/2017/CVE-2017-6001.md

### [CVE-2017-6001](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6001)
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### Description

Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes concurrent perf_event_open system calls for moving a software group into a hardware context.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6786.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/Amet13/vulncontrol
- https://github.com/alsmadi/Parse_CVE_Details