CVE-2015-1333

Medium

Description

Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many add_key system calls that refer to existing keys.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 31, 2015
First seenAug 31, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.1.3—

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