Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2015-1333

Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many add_key system calls that refer to existing keys.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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