The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-02-08T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.463Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-7550

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-08T03:59:02.010

Modified: 2017-11-04T01:29:09.457

Link: CVE-2015-7550

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7550 - Bugzilla