Fix crash when attempt to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring in kernel-security-KEYS CVE-2015-7872
Tracked by Jolla
(In progress)
asked 2017-08-24 09:23:38 +0300
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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.
Patch for Kernel-3.4 available.
file affected: kernel-adaptation-sbj-3.4.108.20161101.1/security/keys/gc.c lines 174-178