Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105516
Category:	F5 Local Security Checks
Title:	F5 BIG-IP - Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2015-7872
Summary:	The remote host is missing a security patch.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing a security patch. Vulnerability Insight: 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. Vulnerability Impact: A local user may be able to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the system by using specially crafted keyctl commands. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7872 1034472 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034472 77544 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77544 DSA-3396 http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396 HPSBGN03565 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145975164525836&w=2 RHSA-2015:2636 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html RHSA-2016:0185 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0185.html RHSA-2016:0212 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html RHSA-2016:0224 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0224.html SUSE-SU-2015:2108 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html SUSE-SU-2015:2194 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html SUSE-SU-2015:2292 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html SUSE-SU-2015:2339 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html SUSE-SU-2015:2350 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html SUSE-SU-2016:0335 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html SUSE-SU-2016:0337 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html SUSE-SU-2016:0354 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html SUSE-SU-2016:0380 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html SUSE-SU-2016:0381 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html SUSE-SU-2016:0383 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html SUSE-SU-2016:0384 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html SUSE-SU-2016:0386 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html SUSE-SU-2016:0387 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html SUSE-SU-2016:0434 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html SUSE-SU-2016:2074 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html USN-2823-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2823-1 USN-2824-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2824-1 USN-2826-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2826-1 USN-2829-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-1 USN-2829-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2829-2 USN-2840-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-1 USN-2840-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2840-2 USN-2843-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1 USN-2843-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2 USN-2843-3 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3 [oss-security] 20151020 Re: CVE request: crash when attempt to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring - Linux kernel http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/20/6 http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272172 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272371 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce1fad2740c648a4340f6f6c391a8a83769d2e8c https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f05819df10d7b09f6d1eb6f8534a8f68e5a4fe61 https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05068676 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html openSUSE-SU-2016:1008 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
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