CVE-2010-1437
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise high availability extension · suse/linux enterprise server · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.htmlMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127292492727029&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/2Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/2Mailing List
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39719Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58254Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9715Broken Link
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94038/Broken Link
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/Broken Link, Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.htmlMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2Exploit, Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127292492727029&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053Mailing List
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.