CVE

CVE-2014-9529

Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

6.9

Published

Jan 09, 2015

Modified

Jun 17, 2026