CVE-2015-7872

low
Published 2015-11-16 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7872

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed4.2.5-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.2.5-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.2.5-1
debian debiansidfixed4.2.5-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.2.5-1
linux linux-kernelaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.