CVE-2017-6951medium
Description
The keyring_search_aux function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.79 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a request_key system call for the "dead" type.
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96943
http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01845.html
http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01846.html
http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01849.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-03-16
Updated: 2018-01-05
Type: CWE-476
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM