CVE-2017-7472

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-05-11

Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.

See more information about CVE-2017-7472 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:	5.5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2022-9852	2022-10-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-0151	2018-01-25
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2022-9852	2022-10-04
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2022-0026	2022-10-11

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