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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-7472

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.26%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.26% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-404
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.