CVE-2017-6951

EPSS 0.09%
Published 16.03.2017 18:59:00
Last modified 20.04.2025 01:37:25
Source cve@mitre.org
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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.

Affected products Warnungen 0 Metrics 3 CWE 1 References 10

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version <= 3.14.79

Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.

EPSS Metriken
Type	Source	Score	Percentile
EPSS	FIRST.org	0.09%	0.268

CVSS Metriken
Source	Base Score	Exploit Score	Impact Score	Vector string
nvd@nist.gov	5.5	1.8	3.6	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd@nist.gov	4.9	3.9	6.9	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96943

Third Party Advisory

VDB Entry

http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01845.html

Third Party Advisory

Mailing List

http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01846.html

Third Party Advisory

Mailing List

http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01849.html

Third Party Advisory

Mailing List

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6951

CVE Source (NVD)

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2017-6951

CVE Source (JSON)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6951

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