CVE-2006-1522
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.3
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19573Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htmVendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3a9d6541f84ac3ff566982d08389b87c1c36b4e
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
- http://www.osvdb.org/24507
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17451Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1307Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188466Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25722
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9325
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.3
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19573Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19735Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20157Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20716Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htmVendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3a9d6541f84ac3ff566982d08389b87c1c36b4e
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.