CVE-2015-1333

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-07-27
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

It was found that the Linux kernel's keyring implementation would leak memory when adding a key to a keyring via the add_key() function. A local attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-98.2.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3078	2015-09-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3078	2015-09-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-98.2.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3078	2015-09-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-1778	2015-09-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3078	2015-09-16
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2015-0122	2015-09-16