CVE-2017-15274

security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 does not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allows…

published October 12, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 does not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted add_key or keyctl system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12192.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00452 · 38.0th percentile
Published
2017-10-12T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 OCT 00:00Z
    security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 does not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allows…
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