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CVE-2017-15951
Published: Oct 28, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
101621
vdb-entry
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10
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