n/a: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
n/a · n/a
5.5MediumCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Scheduled
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Fix not verified
Distribution package intelligence
Ubuntu vendor package status
Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.
7 package states
Repository candidate not checked
A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.
Ubuntu release
Source package
Vendor state
Fixed version
Evidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive
linux-azure-6.11
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
National CERT insights ?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.
Select the national-authority views to include. The exact source language is shown on each matched advisory. Your choice is remembered on this device and encoded in the shareable URL.
Official European source
ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2015-7464
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Fix not verified
01
What, why and how
The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls.
What
The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls.
Why
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
What
The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semaphore, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that leverages a race condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls.
Why
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.None recorded
No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
Likely attack path
local access → Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition'). The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Denial of serviceCWE-362
A
Official authority intelligence
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2015-7464Official EUVD mapping
0 linked advisory records.
Official EUVD record ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-184Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-110Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau linux de Suse
rrigées dans le noyau linux de Suse . Certaines d'entre elles
permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire,
un déni de service à distance et un contournement de la politique de
sécurité.
Solution
Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des
correctifs (cf. section Documentation).
Documentation
Bulletin de sécurité Suse SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1 du 30 mars 2016
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160911-1.html
Référence CVE CVE-2013-7446
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7446
Référence CVE CVE-2015-7515
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7515
Référence CVE CVE-2015-7550
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7550
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8539
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8539
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8543
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8543
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8550
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8550
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8551
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8551
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8552
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8552
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8569
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8569
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8575
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8575
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8767
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8767
Ré
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-073Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Suse
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux de Suse . Certaines d'entre elles
permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire
à distance, un déni de service à distance et un déni de service.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-069Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu . Elles permettent à un
attaquant de provoquer un déni de service, une atteinte à la
confidentialité des données et une élévation de privilèges.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-044Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu . Certaines d'entre elles
permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire
à distance, un déni de service à distance et un déni de service.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-004Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux de Debian . Certaines d'entre elles
permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance, un
déni de service et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2015-AVI-561Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Fedora
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux de Fedora . Elles
permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance, un
contournement de la politique de sécurité et une élévation de
privilèges.
Official advisory ↗JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2015-006920Linux Kernel の security/keys/keyctl.c の keyctl_read_key 関数におけるサービス運用妨害 (DoS) の脆弱性
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
n/a: n/a
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 8 Feb 2016 · Last source change 6 Aug 2024, 07:51 UTC · CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2015-7464
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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