CVE-2017-15299

NameCVE-2017-15299
DescriptionThe KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.13.7 mishandles use of add_key for a key that already exists but is uninstantiated, 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 system call.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1200-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.16.84-1fixed
stretch (security)4.9.320-2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4.9.320-3fixed
buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.269-1fixed
bullseye5.10.158-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.162-1fixed
sid, bookworm6.1.20-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.96-1DLA-1200-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.51-1
linuxsourcestretch4.9.65-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.13.10-1

Notes

Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/60ff5b2f547af3828aebafd54daded44cfb0807a (4.14-rc6)

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