CVE-2006-1522 | BDVDB-2026-16131 Detail
Description#
The sys_add_key function in the keyring code in Linux kernel 2.6.16.1 and 2.6.17-rc1, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via keyctl requests that add a key to a user key instead of a keyring key, which causes an invalid dereference in the __keyring_search_one function.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188466
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9325
- http://www.osvdb.org/24507
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19573
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1307
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3a9d6541f84ac3ff566982d08389b87c1c36b4e
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17451
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.