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
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MISC:1034472 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034472 MISC:77544 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77544 MISC:DSA-3396 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396 MISC:HPSBGN03565 URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145975164525836&w=2 MISC:RHSA-2015:2636 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0185 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0185.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0212 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0224 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0224.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2108 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2194 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2292 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2339 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2015:2350 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0335 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0337 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0354 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0380 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0381 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0383 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0384 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0386 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0387 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:0434 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2016:2074 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html MISC:USN-2823-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2823-1 MISC:USN-2824-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2824-1 MISC:USN-2826-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1 MISC:USN-2829-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-1 MISC:USN-2829-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-2 MISC:USN-2840-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-1 MISC:USN-2840-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-2 MISC:USN-2843-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1 MISC:USN-2843-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2 MISC:USN-2843-3 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3 MISC:[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 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c URL:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 URL:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272172 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272172 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272371 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272371 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 MISC:https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068676 URL:https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068676 MISC:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html URL:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2016:1008 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20151020	Disclaimer: The record 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.
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