CVE-2017-15951
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 4.4.95 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.13.10-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15951.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15951
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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