The assoc_array_gc function in the associative-array implementation in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 does not properly implement garbage collection, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via multiple "keyctl newring" operations followed by a "keyctl timeout" operation.
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2378-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2379-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:17.927Z

Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3631

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-09-28T10:55:10.377

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-3631

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-09-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3631 - Bugzilla

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