CVE-2017-12192

kernel: NULL pointer dereference due to KEYCTL_READ on negative key

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 18, 2017

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Key Management sub component of the Linux kernel, where when trying to issue a KEYTCL_READ on a negative key would lead to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this flaw to crash the kernel.

Statement

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and MRG-2.

Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases will address this issue.

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 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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