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FS#53743 - [linux][linux-lts] CVE-2017-7472

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by loqs (loqs) - Friday, 21 April 2017, 15:54 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Monday, 01 May 2017, 16:16 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Security
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Levente Polyak (anthraxx)
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Kernel keyring bug allows unprivileged user to exhaust kernel memory.

Additional info:
Fix is stable queue so should be fixed in stable releases 4.10.13 and 4.9.25

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-4.10/keys-fix-keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring-to-not-leak-thread-keyrings.patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-4.9/keys-fix-keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring-to-not-leak-thread-keyrings.patch

Steps to reproduce:
Running the following program as an unprivileged user exhausts kernel
memory by leaking thread keyrings:

#include <keyutils.h>
int main()
{
for (;;)
keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring(KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING);
}

If you are going to patch this before the above stable releases please consider also applying the other two key related patches that also have CVE's but seem more minor
4.10
CVE-2017-6951 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-4.10/keys-change-the-name-of-the-dead-type-to-.dead-to-prevent-user-access.patch
CVE-2016-9604 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-4.10/keys-disallow-keyrings-beginning-with-.-to-be-joined-as-session-keyrings.patch
4.9
CVE-2017-6951 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-4.9/keys-change-the-name-of-the-dead-type-to-.dead-to-prevent-user-access.patch
CVE-2016-9604 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-4.9/keys-disallow-keyrings-beginning-with-.-to-be-joined-as-session-keyrings.patch
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Monday, 01 May 2017, 16:16 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  4.10.13-1 and 4.9.25-1

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