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CVE-2017-7472

🗓️ 11 May 2017 19:00:00Reported by redhatType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 1 Media mentions👁 197 Views🌐 WEB

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service via keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls

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linuxlinux_kernelRange4.10.12
[
  {
    "product": "Linux kernel before 4.10.13",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "Linux kernel before 4.10.13"
      }
    ]
  }
]
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRINGbinarybugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034862Local denial of service via endless keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls exhausting memory in KEYS subsystemCWE-404
keyctl_set_reqkey_keyringbinarybugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034862Local denial of service via endless keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls exhausting memory in KEYS subsystemCWE-404

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13 May 2026 00:24Current
5.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.4
CVSS 24.9
CVSS 35.5
EPSS0.00502
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