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CVE-2014-9529

Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a…

Medium6.9EPSS 0.34%
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mitre

Description

Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2014-9529, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.34% · top 73% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

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