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CVE-2017-6951

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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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

96943
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2017:2669
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:2077
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:1842
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT

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