CVE-2015-1333
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many add_key system calls that refer to existing keys.
Affected configurations
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/7
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76050
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245658
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0
support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147
Related
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%