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GHSA-gx25-2frw-gvqr

GHSA-gx25-2frw-gvqr PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

The keyctl_session_to_parent function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.35.4 and earlier expects that a certain parent session keyring exists, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT argument to the keyctl function.

Risk scores

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

Timeline

  • May 13, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

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