CVE-2017-15951

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…

published October 28, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00415 · 34.5th percentile
Published
2017-10-28T02:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 OCT 02:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5