The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.14.6 omitted an access-control check when adding a key to the current task's "default request-key keyring" via the request_key() system call, allowing a local user to use a sequence of crafted system calls to add keys to a keyring with only Search permission (not Write permission) to that keyring, related to construct_get_dest_keyring() in security/keys/request_key.c.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Apr 1, 2020 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Dec 24, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headers | Jan 30, 2018 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-devel | Jan 22, 2018 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Mar 12, 2019 | Dec 8, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelNo solution existsUpgrade kernel-rt | Apr 1, 2020 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1012-gcpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1016-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-144-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1054-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial | Apr 25, 2018 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 20, 2017 |
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