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Debian: CVE-2016-0728: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-0728: linux -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/19/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/07/2016
Modified
02/14/2023

Description

The join_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 mishandles object references in a certain error case, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and use-after-free) via crafted keyctl commands.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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