CVE-2017-15951
Linux KEYS Denial of Service weakness
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 28, 2017, 2:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 19, 2023, 3:45 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2017-15951
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URL | Resource |
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.12.14 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4 up to (excluding) 4.4.95 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.59 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.13.10 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.12.14 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15951
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15951
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile