CVE-2017-15274

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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry