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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15951

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15951 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 28, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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