CVE-2017-2647

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-03-31

Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.

See more information about CVE-2017-2647 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.8	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3567	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.18.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-3548	2020-08-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3567	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.18.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842	2017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842-1	2017-08-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0106	2017-05-16
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0105	2017-05-16

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