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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

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Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-33886

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 22

openwall.com

lists.opensuse.org

marc.info

oval.cisecurity.org

patchwork.kernel.org

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

redhat.com

secunia.com

vmware.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

debian.org

securityfocus.com

vupen.com

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