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CVE-2010-1437
published 2010-05-07

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…

PriorityP431high7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
0.66%
47.4th percentile
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.

Affected

12 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
linuxlinux_kernel< 2.6.342.6.34
linuxlinux_kernel
opensuseopensuse
suselinux_enterprise_desktop
suselinux_enterprise_high_availability_extension
suselinux_enterprise_server
vmwareesxi
vmwarevmware_tools
vmwarevmware_vcenter_server
vmwarevmware_vsphere
vmwarevmware_workstation

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.0HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.4MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat7.0HIGH
vendor_ubuntu1.2LOW
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