Description
The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Key Management subcomponent in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5 does not properly consider that a key may be possessed but negatively instantiated, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via a crafted KEYCTL_READ operation.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=37863c43b2c6464f252862bf2e9768264e961678Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493435Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/37863c43b2c6464f252862bf2e9768264e961678Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/9/18/764Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=37863c43b2c6464f252862bf2e9768264e961678Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493435Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/37863c43b2c6464f252862bf2e9768264e961678Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/9/18/764Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 12, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified