CVE-2017-18270

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 18 May 2018, 16:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 21:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 May 2018, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 21:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 22%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 4.13.5

References (9)