The key_reject_and_link function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving a crafted keyctl request2 command.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4470 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4470 cve-icon
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-06-27T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.328Z

Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4470

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-27T10:59:08.720

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:52:17.290

Link: CVE-2016-4470

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-06-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4470 - Bugzilla