7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-2647

Published: 31/03/2017 Updated: 12/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel prior to 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.

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Vendor Advisories

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 66 Advanced Update SupportRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring S ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) b ...
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 ...