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CVE-2010-2960

The keyctl_session_to_parent function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.35.4 and earlier expects that a certain parent session keyring exists, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT argument to the keyctl function.

Published

2010-09-08T20:00:04.027

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-476

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.35.4	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.10	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/41263 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024384 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22777866582 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42932 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627440 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61557 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/41263 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024384 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22777866582 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42932 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627440 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61557 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)