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CVE-2017-12193

Published: Nov 22, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 mishandles node splitting, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via a crafted application, as demonstrated by the keyring key type, and key addition and link creation operations.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Linux kernel since 3.13 up to 4.14 (not including)	affected `Linux kernel since 3.13 up to 4.14 (not including)`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.11

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea6789980fdaa610d7eb63602c746bf6ec70cd2b

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vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1501215

x_refsource_CONFIRM

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea6789980fdaa610d7eb63602c746bf6ec70cd2b

x_refsource_CONFIRM

vendor-advisory

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vendor-advisory

x_refsource_UBUNTU

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