High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15951
CVE-2017-15951
Description
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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