CVE-2016-0728 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-0728

The join_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

android, server migration pack, linux kernel, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1, 4.1.2, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.1, 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 0, 3.8, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.17, 3.19, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 15.10

Timeline

Official Publish: February 8th, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.