high7.8
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 av…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 4.4 before 4.4.95 from 4.5 before 4.9.59 from 4.10 before 4.13.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76