Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 12, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15274
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.
Affected products
1Patches
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References
9- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9781573/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101292nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1946nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/nvd
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