USN-3128-1
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linux vulnerability
Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the /proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
November 11, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 22, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
35 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
USN-3128-1
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Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the /proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
05 / REFERENCES