---
cve: "CVE-2015-7872"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "51%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2015-11-16 11:59:10"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-19T05:23:00+02:00"
---

# CVE-2015-7872

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

The key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.

## Referenzen

- <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html>
- <http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61>
- <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html>
- <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272172>
- <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html>
- <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1>
- <https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272371>
- <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-1>
- <https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068676>
- <http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145975164525836&w=2>
- <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2015-7872) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_