CVE-2015-7872
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7872
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-7872.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-7872
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:09.973154Z
- Published
- 2015-11-16T11:59:10Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:09.973154Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The keygcunused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0185.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0224.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2823-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2824-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272172
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272371
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145975164525836&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/20/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77544
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034472
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068676
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html