2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
kernel is vulnerable to denial of service. A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernelβs key management facility handled user-defined key types. A local, unprivileged user could use the keyctl utility to cause a denial of service.
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