CVE-2015-7550

The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls.

• CVE ID
• CVE-2015-7550

• Assigner
• secalert@redhat.com

• Vulnerability Status
• Modified

• Published Version
• 2016-02-08T03:59:02

• Last Modified Date
• 2017-11-04T01:29:09

• Version
• 2.0

• Vector String
• AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

• Access Vector
• LOCAL

• Access Compatibility
• LOW

• Authentication
• NONE

• Confidentiality Impact
• NONE

• Integrity Impact
• NONE

• Availability Impact
• COMPLETE

• Base Score
• 4.9

• Severity
• MEDIUM

• Exploitability Score
• 3.9

• Impact Score
• 6.9

• Version
• 3.0

• Vector String
• CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

• Attack Vector
• LOCAL

• Attack Compatibility
• LOW

• Privileges Required
• LOW

• User Interaction
• NONE

• Scope
• UNCHANGED

• Confidentiality Impact
• NONE

• Availability Impact
• HIGH

• Base Score
• 5.5

• Base Severity
• MEDIUM

• Exploitability Score
• 1.8

• Impact Score
• 3.6