Memory leak - CVE-2015-1333

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Memory leak - CVE-2015-1333

Published: August 31, 2015 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33642
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1333
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within 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. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-1333

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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