High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8539
CVE-2015-8539
Description
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that negatively instantiate a key, related to security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c, security/keys/trusted.c, and security/keys/user_defined.c.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
24- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/1nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096fe9eaea40a17e125569f9e657e34cdb6d73bdnvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00008.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00011.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
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