UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7872

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7872

    Published: 16 Nov 2015Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-7872
    Aliases:
    USN-2823-1
    USN-2824-1
    USN-2826-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7872, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272371, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/20/5, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2823-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2824-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2826-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2829-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2829-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2843-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2840-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2843-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2843-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2840-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7872

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-70.113

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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