CVE-2017-2647

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system…

published March 31, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00408 · 33.6th percentile
Published
2017-03-31T04:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 MAR 04:26Z
    The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system…
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