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CVE-2017-12192
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-12T00:29:00.207 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:02:52.470

Summary

The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Key Management subcomponent in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5 does not properly consider that a key may be possessed but negatively instantiated, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via a crafted KEYCTL_READ operation.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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