CVE-2015-7872

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7872
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-16 11:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0386-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-2840-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0335-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2829-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0383-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3396-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2194-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2843-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBGN03565 rev.1 - HPE Virtualization Performance Viewer, Local Denial of Servi' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2840-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
USN-2829-2: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0434-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2108-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2843-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Android Security Bulletin—December 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1008-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
KEYS: Fix crash when attempt to garbage collect an uninstantiated key… · torvalds/linux@f05819d · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Linux Kernel CVE-2015-7872 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Merge branch 'keys-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kerne… · torvalds/linux@ce1fad2 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0354-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-2826-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Bug 1272371 – CVE-2015-7872 kernel: Keyrings crash triggerable by unprivileged user af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: crash when attempt to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring - Linux kernel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0381-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2823-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-2843-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0387-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2350-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0380-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0384-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2824-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0337-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Linux Kernel key_gc_unused_keys() Garbage Collection Bug Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2292-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 1272172 – Using request_key() or keyctl request2 to get a kernel causes the key garbage collector to crash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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