The keyring_search_aux function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.79 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a request_key system call for the "dead" type.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-16T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:49:01.366Z

Reserved: 2017-03-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6951

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-16T18:59:00.147

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:30:50.673

Link: CVE-2017-6951

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2017-6951 - Bugzilla