The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.
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DLA-922-1 | linux security update |
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EUVD-2017-16495 | The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls. |
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USN-3312-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3312-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3314-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3361-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3422-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3422-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:04:11.574Z
Reserved: 2017-04-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7472

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-05-11T19:29:00.163
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-7472


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