CVE-2017-6951

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2017-6951

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

0.39%

Linux

Original NVD Description

The keyring_search_aux function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.79 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a request_key system call for the "dead" type.