The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.
CVE-2017-2647
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 32.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 31, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (20)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c06cfb08b88dfbe13be44a69ae2fdc3a7c902d81
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97258
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2437
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2444
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1428353
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c06cfb08b88dfbe13be44a69ae2fdc3a7c902d81
- secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/
- secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c06cfb08b88dfbe13be44a69ae2fdc3a7c902d81
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97258
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2437
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-2647(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-164-generic (3.13.0-164.214) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-generic-lts-trusty (3.13.0.164.154) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-504.84.1.el6 | 2020-09-24 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-754.33.1.el6 | 2020-08-25 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-514.28.1.el7 | 2017-08-08 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-514.rt56.231.el6rt | 2017-08-08 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 | 2017-08-01 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.el7 | 2017-08-01 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2017:2437IMPORTANT2017-03-21
RHSA-2017:2437 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2017:2444IMPORTANT2017-03-21
RHSA-2017:2444 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:3548IMPORTANT2017-03-21
RHSA-2020:3548 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:3836IMPORTANT2017-03-21
RHSA-2020:3836 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-3849-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3849-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-22 14:53 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-22 14:53 UTCVendor advisory
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