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CVE-2017-7472 Detail

Current Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c9f838d104fed6f2f61d68164712e3204bf5271b Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/11/1 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98422
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038471
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034862 Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1442086 Issue Tracking  Patch 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c9f838d104fed6f2f61d68164712e3204bf5271b Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/1/235 Broken Link 
https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/3/724 Broken Link 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42136/
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.13 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7472
NVD Published Date:
05/11/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2019
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.