ghsa-qx4h-3xrh-8hmg
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 03:55
Modified
2022-05-14 03:55
Severity ?
Details
The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) stack protector is enabled, uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file.
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