CVE-2015-7872

Public on 2015-11-16
Modified on 2015-11-23
Description
It was found that the Linux kernel's keys subsystem did not correctly garbage collect uninstantiated keyrings. A local attacker could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2015-11-23 ALAS-2015-610 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2015-7872 Mitre: CVE-2015-7872