CVE-2017-15274

Name: CVE-2017-15274
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-10-12T00:29:00.283+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.45%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-15274 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 does not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted add_key or keyctl system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12192.. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 does not consider the case of a NULL payload in conjunction with a nonzero length value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted add_key or keyctl system call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12192.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.45%

36.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	<= 4.11.4

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101292Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1946
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045327Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9781573/Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101292Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1946
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045327Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5649645d725c73df4302428ee4e02c869248b4c5Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9781573/Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/

Timeline

Published: Oct 12, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-15274?

How severe is CVE-2017-15274?

Severity scoring for CVE-2017-15274 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15274?

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Source: NVD / NIST