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CVE-2017-6951
Published: Mar 16, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The keyring_search_aux function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.79 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a request_key system call for the "dead" type.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
96943
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2017:2669
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01849.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01845.html
x_refsource_MISC
RHSA-2017:2077
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:1842
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01846.html
x_refsource_MISC
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