CVE-2010-1437 | BDVDB-2026-41615 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127292492727029&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9715
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58254
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94038/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.