4.4
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-9604

Published: 11/07/2018 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 4.4 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 0.8
VMScore: 187
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

It exists in the Linux kernel prior to 4.11-rc8 that root can gain direct access to an internal keyring, such as '.dns_resolver' in RHEL-7 or '.builtin_trusted_keys' upstream, by joining it as its session keyring. This allows root to bypass module signature verification by adding a new public key of its own devising to the keyring.

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring S ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
It was discovered that root can gain direct access to an internal keyring, such as 'dns_resolver' in RHEL-7 or 'builtin_trusted_keys' upstream, by joining it as its session keyring This allows root to bypass module signature verification by adding a new public key of its own devising to the keyring ...