CVE-2015-1333

Description

Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many add_key system calls that refer to existing keys.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/7

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76050

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245658

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2