CVE-2015-1333
kernel: denial of service due to memory leak in add_key()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 27, 2015
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
It was found that the Linux kernel's keyring implementation would leak memory when adding a key to a keyring via the add_key() function. A local attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system.
Statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime