NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2017-15274
security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 does not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted add_key or keyctl system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12192.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9781573/ (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101292 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1946 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15274?
- CVE-2017-15274 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15274?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.