CVE-2017-17807

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.
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-12-20 15:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03


NVD link : CVE-2017-17807

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17807


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CWE
CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel