Improper Authentication Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDOC-1371014
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Sept 2017

Introduced: 18 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-18270  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 kernel-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a local user could create keyrings for other users via keyctl commands, setting unwanted defaults or causing a denial of service.