CWE Code: 476
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  NULL Pointer Dereference
Summary: the keys subsystem in the linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (null pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a null value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-03-31
Last Modified Date: 2019-01-15