Local Privilege Escalation via Keyctl Commands in Linux Kernel

CVE-2017-18270 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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.

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