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CVE-2017-18270
In the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a local user could create keyrings for other users via keyctl commands, setting unwanted defaults or…
High7.1EPSS 0.40%
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- mitre
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a local user could create keyrings for other users via keyctl commands, setting unwanted defaults or causing a denial of service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3754-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 104254 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37301725 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1580979 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- 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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