CVE-2012-2745 | BDVDB-2026-51416 Detail
Description#
The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1597-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50853
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50961
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027236
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54365
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1064.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50633
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.