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CVE-2015-8539
published 2016-02-08

CVE-2015-8539: The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that…

high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that negatively instantiate a key, related to security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c, security/keys/trusted.c, and security/keys/user_defined.c.

Affected

7 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debianlinux
linuxlinux_kernel< 4.44.4
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.13.0-161.2113.13.0-161.211
suselinux_enterprise_real_time_extension

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH