CVE-2017-15299
Moderate
CVE-2017-15299
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.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
October 14, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-15299
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1498016
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- https://marc.info/?t=150654188100001&r=1&w=2
- https://marc.info/?t=150783958600011&r=1&w=2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1499828.html