CVE-2016-0728

high HPE
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
49.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: February 8, 2016 (3749 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: HPE
Source: NVD

Description

The join_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 mishandles object references in a certain error case, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and use-after-free) via crafted keyctl commands.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

google androidhp server migration packlinux linux kerneldebian debian linuxcanonical ubuntu linux

References

🔗 git.kernel.org 🔗 lists.fedoraproject.org 🔗 lists.fedoraproject.org 🔗 lists.opensuse.org 🔗 lists.opensuse.org