UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1333

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CVE-2015-1333
Published: 27 Jul 2015, 14:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Jul 2015, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Memory leak in 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.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-59.98

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid

    < 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1

References (7)