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CVE-2017-15274 Detail

Current Description

security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 does not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted add_key or keyctl system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12192.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/11/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101292 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045327 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9781573/ Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15274
NVD Published Date:
10/11/2017
NVD Last Modified:
03/15/2018