# CVE-2013-1792: Race condition in the install\_user\_keyrings function in security/keys/process\_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 allows local users to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1788-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916646
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1787-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1

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