CVE-2015-7550
Description
The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7550.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b4a1b4f5047e4f54e194681125c74c0aa64d637d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79903
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2911-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2911-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291197
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b4a1b4f5047e4f54e194681125c74c0aa64d637d
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7550
CWEs
CWE-362
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.