The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-922-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-11801 The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3849-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3849-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:02:07.104Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2647

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-31T04:59:00.157

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-2647

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-2647 - Bugzilla

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