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CVE-2015-7550
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-02-08T03:59:02.010 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:32:43.940

Summary

The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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