VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0102
The keyring_detect_cycle_iterator function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly determine whether keyrings are identical, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.
MEDIUM 5.2EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The keyring_detect_cycle_iterator function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly determine whether keyrings are identical, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.2 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/27/507Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernelhub.org/?msg=425013&p=2Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/04/21Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072419Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/27/507Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernelhub.org/?msg=425013&p=2Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/04/21Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072419Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.