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CVE-2015-1333
Published:August 31, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (19)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1333
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-1333
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245658
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1333
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca4da5dd1f99fe9c59f1709fb43e818b18ad20e0
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76050
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.9
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04