CVE-2017-7374

kernel: use-after-free in keyring key revocation

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 31, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's file system encryption implementation. A local user could revoke keyring keys being used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, causing a denial of service on the system.

Statement

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG-2 as the code where the flaw was found is not present in these products.

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 · 5.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free