CVE - CVE-2015-7872

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-7872	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MLIST:[oss-security] 20151020 Re: CVE request: crash when attempt to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring - Linux kernel URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/20/6 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272172 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272371 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 CONFIRM:https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068676 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html CONFIRM:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html DEBIAN:DSA-3396 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396 HP:HPSBGN03565 URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145975164525836&w=2 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:0185 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0185.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:0212 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:0224 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0224.html REDHAT:RHSA-2015:2636 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:2074 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:1008 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0335 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0337 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0354 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0380 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0381 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0383 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0384 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0386 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0387 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0434 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:2108 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:2194 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:2292 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:2339 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:2350 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html UBUNTU:USN-2843-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1 UBUNTU:USN-2843-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2 UBUNTU:USN-2843-3 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3 UBUNTU:USN-2823-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2823-1 UBUNTU:USN-2824-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2824-1 UBUNTU:USN-2826-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1 UBUNTU:USN-2829-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-1 UBUNTU:USN-2829-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-2 UBUNTU:USN-2840-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-1 UBUNTU:USN-2840-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-2 BID:77544 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77544 SECTRACK:1034472 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034472
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20151020	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20151020)
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