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CVE-2010-1437

Race condition in the find_keyring_by_name function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc5 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl session commands that trigger access to a dead keyring that is undergoing deletion by the key_cleanup function.

Published

2010-05-07T18:30:01.563

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362
    CWE-416
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 2.6.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.34 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.1 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 5.0 Yes
References