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CVE-2015-1333
Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a…
Medium4.9EPSS 0.48%
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Description
Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many add_key system calls that refer to existing keys.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 58% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Weakness
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References (16)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2689-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2690-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1778 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2691-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245658 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 76050 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2688-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150727 Security issue in Linux Kernel Keyring (CVE-2015-1333) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2687-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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