FKIE_CVE-2015-7872
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-16 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:33
Severity
Summary
The 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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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