CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7374

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in fs/crypto in the Linux kernel before version 4.10.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly gain privileges by revoking keyring keys used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, leading to premature freeing of cryptographic transform objects.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience denial of service or unauthorized access to the system, which could lead to serious data security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.10.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/crypto/ in the Linux kernel before 4.10.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly gain privileges by revoking keyring keys being used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, causing cryptographic transform objects to be freed prematurely.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS