CVE-2014-9529

Description

Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147864.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2515-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99641 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/06/10 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2512-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2518-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179813 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71880 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147973.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2517-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3128 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2516-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2511-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a3a8784454692dd72e5d5d34dcdab17b4420e74c broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9529?
CVE-2014-9529 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9529?
To fix CVE-2014-9529, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9529 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9529 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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