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CVE-2017-18270 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a local user could create keyrings for other users via keyctl commands, setting unwanted defaults or causing a denial of service.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 CVEPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1580979 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c11 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c9 CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 CVEPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 4.13.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-18270
NVD Published Date:
May 18, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]