Linux Kernel 'security/keys/keyctl.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:98422

Info

Linux Kernel 'security/keys/keyctl.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98422
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2017-7472
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 12 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 07 2017 11:02AM
Credit: Vladis Dronov
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS
Redhat Enterprise Mrg 2
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.12
Linux kernel 4.10.10
Linux kernel 4.10.6
Linux kernel 4.10.4
Linux kernel 4.10
Linux kernel 4.9.13
Linux kernel 4.9.8
Linux kernel 4.9.4
Linux kernel 4.9.3
Linux kernel 4.7.4
Linux kernel 4.4.30
Linux kernel 4.4.29
Linux kernel 4.4.28
Linux kernel 4.4.27
Linux kernel 4.4.25
Linux kernel 4.4.24
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2
Linux kernel 4.4.23
Linux kernel 4.4.22
Linux kernel 4.4.7
Linux kernel 4.4.2
Linux kernel 4.2.3
Linux kernel 4.1.4
Linux kernel 4.1.1
Linux kernel 4.0.6
Linux kernel 3.18.22
Linux kernel 3.18.17
Linux kernel 3.18.11
Linux kernel 3.18.8
Linux kernel 3.18.7
Linux kernel 3.18.3
Linux kernel 3.18.2
Linux kernel 3.18.1
Linux kernel 3.17.4
Linux kernel 3.17.2
Linux kernel 3.16.7
Linux kernel 3.16.2
Linux kernel 3.16.1
Linux kernel 3.15.10
Linux kernel 3.15.5
Linux kernel 3.15.2
Linux kernel 3.14.54
Linux kernel 3.14.45
Linux kernel 3.14.37
Linux kernel 3.14.4
Linux kernel 3.14.3
Linux kernel 3.14.2
Linux kernel 3.13.11
Linux kernel 3.13.9
Linux kernel 3.13.3
Linux kernel 3.13.1
Linux kernel 3.12.49
Linux kernel 3.12.48
Linux kernel 3.12.44
Linux kernel 3.12.40
Linux kernel 3.12.21
Linux kernel 3.12.18
Linux kernel 3.12.17
Linux kernel 3.12.16
Linux kernel 3.12.11
Linux kernel 3.12.7
Linux kernel 3.12.4
Linux kernel 3.12.3
Linux kernel 3.12.2
Linux kernel 3.11.3
Linux kernel 3.10.90
Linux kernel 3.10.81
Linux kernel 3.10.73
Linux kernel 3.10.45
Linux kernel 3.10.41
Linux kernel 3.10.38
Linux kernel 3.10.37
Linux kernel 3.10.36
Linux kernel 3.10.30
Linux kernel 3.10.27
Linux kernel 3.10.26
Linux kernel 3.10.23
Linux kernel 3.10.22
Linux kernel 3.10.21
Linux kernel 3.10.14
Linux kernel 3.10.10
Linux kernel 3.10.9
Linux kernel 3.10.7
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.8.9
Linux kernel 3.8.6
Linux kernel 3.8.5
Linux kernel 3.8.4
Linux kernel 3.8.2
Linux kernel 3.8.1
Linux kernel 3.7.10
Linux kernel 3.7.9
Linux kernel 3.7.8
Linux kernel 3.7.7
Linux kernel 3.7.5
Linux kernel 3.7.4
Linux kernel 3.7.3
Linux kernel 3.7.2
Linux kernel 3.7.1
Linux kernel 3.6.11
Linux kernel 3.6.10
Linux kernel 3.6.9
Linux kernel 3.6.8
Linux kernel 3.6.7
Linux kernel 3.6.6
Linux kernel 3.6.5
Linux kernel 3.6.4
Linux kernel 3.6.3
Linux kernel 3.6.2
Linux kernel 3.6.1
Linux kernel 3.5.7
Linux kernel 3.5.6
Linux kernel 3.5.5
Linux kernel 3.5.4
Linux kernel 3.5.3
Linux kernel 3.5.2
Linux kernel 3.5.1
Linux kernel 3.4.88
Linux kernel 3.4.87
Linux kernel 3.4.86
Linux kernel 3.4.80
Linux kernel 3.4.76
Linux kernel 3.4.73
Linux kernel 3.4.72
Linux kernel 3.4.71
Linux kernel 3.4.64
Linux kernel 3.4.58
Linux kernel 3.4.42
Linux kernel 3.4.36
Linux kernel 3.4.32
Linux kernel 3.4.31
Linux kernel 3.4.27
Linux kernel 3.4.26
Linux kernel 3.4.25
Linux kernel 3.4.21
Linux kernel 3.4.20
Linux kernel 3.4.19
Linux kernel 3.4.18
Linux kernel 3.4.17
Linux kernel 3.4.16
Linux kernel 3.4.15
Linux kernel 3.4.14
Linux kernel 3.4.13
Linux kernel 3.4.12
Linux kernel 3.4.11
Linux kernel 3.4.10
Linux kernel 3.4.9
Linux kernel 3.4.8
Linux kernel 3.4.7
Linux kernel 3.4.6
Linux kernel 3.4.5
Linux kernel 3.4.4
Linux kernel 3.4.3
Linux kernel 3.4.2
Linux kernel 3.4.1
Linux kernel 3.3.5
Linux kernel 3.3.4
Linux kernel 3.3.2
Linux kernel 3.2.82
Linux kernel 3.2.72
Linux kernel 3.2.62
Linux kernel 3.2.57
Linux kernel 3.2.56
Linux kernel 3.2.51
Linux kernel 3.2.24
Linux kernel 3.2.23
Linux kernel 3.2.13
Linux kernel 3.2.12
Linux kernel 3.2.9
Linux kernel 3.2.1
Linux kernel 3.1.8
Linux kernel 3.0.98
Linux kernel 3.0.75
Linux kernel 3.0.72
Linux kernel 3.0.69
Linux kernel 3.0.65
Linux kernel 3.0.60
Linux kernel 3.0.59
Linux kernel 3.0.58
Linux kernel 3.0.37
Linux kernel 3.0.34
Linux kernel 3.0.5
Linux kernel 3.0.4
Linux kernel 3.0.2
Linux kernel 3.0.1
Linux kernel 2.6.36
Linux kernel 2.6.35
Linux kernel 2.6.34
Linux kernel 2.6.33 rc1
Linux kernel 2.6.33 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.33
Linux kernel 2.6.32
Linux kernel 2.6.31
Linux kernel 2.6.30
Linux kernel 4.9.9
Linux kernel 4.9.11
Linux kernel 4.9
Linux kernel 4.8.7
Linux kernel 4.8.6
Linux kernel 4.8.3
Linux kernel 4.8.13
Linux kernel 4.8.12
Linux kernel 4.8.1
Linux kernel 4.8 rc1
Linux kernel 4.8
Linux kernel 4.7.9
Linux kernel 4.6.3
Linux kernel 4.6.2
Linux kernel 4.6.1
Linux kernel 4.6
Linux kernel 4.5.5
Linux kernel 4.5
Linux kernel 4.4.38
Linux kernel 4.4.26
Linux kernel 4.4.14
Linux kernel 4.4.1
Linux kernel 4.4.0-57
Linux kernel 4.4
Linux kernel 4.3.3
Linux kernel 4.3-rc1
Linux kernel 4.2.8
Linux kernel 4.2
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.9
Linux kernel 4.10.8
Linux kernel 4.10.7
Linux kernel 4.10.5
Linux kernel 4.10.2
Linux kernel 4.10.11
Linux kernel 4.10.1
Linux kernel 4.10-rc8
Linux kernel 4.10-rc1
Linux kernel 4.1.15
Linux kernel 4.1
Linux kernel 4.0.5
Linux kernel 4.0
Linux kernel 3.9.8
Linux kernel 3.9.4
Linux kernel 3.9-rc8
Linux kernel 3.9-rc3
Linux kernel 3.9
Linux kernel 3.8-rc1
Linux kernel 3.8
Linux kernel 3.7.6
Linux kernel 3.7-rc1
Linux kernel 3.7
Linux kernel 3.6-rc1
Linux kernel 3.6
Linux kernel 3.5-rc1
Linux kernel 3.5
Linux kernel 3.4.93
Linux kernel 3.4.81
Linux kernel 3.4.70
Linux kernel 3.4.67
Linux kernel 3.4.29
Linux kernel 3.4
Linux kernel 3.3
Linux kernel 3.2.81
Linux kernel 3.2.78
Linux kernel 3.2.65
Linux kernel 3.2.64
Linux kernel 3.2.63
Linux kernel 3.2.60
Linux kernel 3.2.55
Linux kernel 3.2.54
Linux kernel 3.2.53
Linux kernel 3.2.52
Linux kernel 3.2.50
Linux kernel 3.2.44
Linux kernel 3.2.42
Linux kernel 3.2.38
Linux kernel 3.2.2
Linux kernel 3.2
Linux kernel 3.19
Linux kernel 3.18.9
Linux kernel 3.18
Linux kernel 3.17.6
Linux kernel 3.17
Linux kernel 3.16.6
Linux kernel 3.16.36
Linux kernel 3.16.0-28
Linux kernel 3.16
Linux kernel 3.15
Linux kernel 3.14.79
Linux kernel 3.14.73
Linux kernel 3.14.7
Linux kernel 3.14.5
Linux kernel 3.14-4
Linux kernel 3.14-1
Linux kernel 3.14
Linux kernel 3.13.7
Linux kernel 3.13.6
Linux kernel 3.13.5
Linux kernel 3.13.4
Linux kernel 3.13.0
Linux kernel 3.13
Linux kernel 3.12.22
Linux kernel 3.12.15
Linux kernel 3.12.14
Linux kernel 3.12.12
Linux kernel 3.12.1
Linux kernel 3.12
Linux kernel 3.11.9
Linux kernel 3.11.6
Linux kernel 3.11
Linux kernel 3.10.5
Linux kernel 3.10.43
Linux kernel 3.10.31
Linux kernel 3.10.20
Linux kernel 3.10.17
Linux kernel 3.10-rc5
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.1
Linux kernel 3.0.66
Linux kernel 3.0.62
Linux kernel 3.0.18
Linux kernel 3.0-rc1
Linux kernel 3.0
Linux kernel 2.6.35.5
Linux kernel 2.6.35.4
Linux kernel 2.6.35.13
Linux kernel 2.6.35.1
Linux kernel 2.6.35-rc6
Linux kernel 2.6.34.3
Linux kernel 2.6.34.2
Linux kernel 2.6.34.14
Linux kernel 2.6.34.13
Linux kernel 2.6.34.1
Linux kernel 2.6.33.7
Linux kernel 2.6.32.8
Linux kernel 2.6.32.7
Linux kernel 2.6.32.62
Linux kernel 2.6.32.61
Linux kernel 2.6.32.60
Linux kernel 2.6.32.6
Linux kernel 2.6.32.5
Linux kernel 2.6.32.4
Linux kernel 2.6.32.3
Linux kernel 2.6.32.28
Linux kernel 2.6.32.22
Linux kernel 2.6.32.2
Linux kernel 2.6.32.18
Linux kernel 2.6.32.17
Linux kernel 2.6.32.16
Linux kernel 2.6.32.15
Linux kernel 2.6.32.14
Linux kernel 2.6.32.13
Linux kernel 2.6.32.12
Linux kernel 2.6.32.11
Linux kernel 2.6.32.10
Linux kernel 2.6.32.1
Linux kernel 2.6.31.6
Linux kernel 2.6.31.4
Linux kernel 2.6.31.1
Linux kernel 2.6.30.4
Linux kernel 2.6.30.3
Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc1
Not Vulnerable: Linux kernel 4.10.13

Discussion

Linux Kernel 'security/keys/keyctl.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

The Linux Kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

An local attacker can exploit this issue to consume memory resources and cause a denial-of-service condition.

Versions prior to Linux Kernel 4.10.13 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel 'security/keys/keyctl.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel 'security/keys/keyctl.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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