GHSA-w643-vjwg-3cfx

GHSA-w643-vjwg-3cfx PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

The keyring_search_aux function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.79 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a request_key system call for the "dead" type.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

5.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)

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vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-w643-vjwg-3cfx

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