CVE-2017-15299 (GCVE-0-2017-15299)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-10-14 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 19:50
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.13.7 mishandles use of add_key for a key that already exists but is uninstantiated, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted system call.
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