CVE-2017-15274

kernel: dereferencing NULL payload with nonzero length

Published Oct 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6734 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3583-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3583-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved
Oct 11, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2017, 12:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 8, 2017, 12:00 AM