CVE-2017-15299
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.13.7 mishandles use of add_key for a key that already exists but is uninstantiated, 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 system call.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-15299
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-10-14T23:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-30T10:29:03
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.13.6 |
CVSS Version 2
- 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
CVSS Version 3
- 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
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg1499828.html | Exploit Issue Tracking Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1498016 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://marc.info/?t=150783958600011&r=1&w=2 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://marc.info/?t=150654188100001&r=1&w=2 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15299 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15299 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:02:40 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 21:59:29 | 2017-10-14T23:29Z | 2017-10-14T23:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 21:59:29 | 2018-10-30T10:29:03 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 21:59:29 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |