CVE-2017-7472 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-7472 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/05/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: Linux kernel before 4.10.13
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-7472 Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: exhaust kernel memory
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).