The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.13.7 mishandles use of add_key for a key that already exists but is uninstantiated, 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 system call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-14T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:50:16.423Z

Reserved: 2017-10-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-15299

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-14T23:29:00.323

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:39:33.873

Link: CVE-2017-15299

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-15299 - Bugzilla