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CVE-2017-15951
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-28T02:29:00.217 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:08:31.993

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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