Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1333
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.
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References
16- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4nvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/7nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76050nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0nvd
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147nvd
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