Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2010-1437 — Race Condition in Kernel

CWE-362 — Race ConditionCWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-672 — Operation on a Resource after Expiration or ReleaseCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer7 documents7 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 52.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
6
Linux KernelDebian LinuxOpensuse+3 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 7
Latest updateMay 2

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 2.6.34+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 5.0

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: patchwork.kernel.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mrjp-428h-53c5: Race condition in the find_keyring_by_name function in security/keys/keyring↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2010-1437: Race condition in the find_keyring_by_name function in security/keys/keyring↗2010-05-07
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Linux Kernel 2.6.34 - 'find_keyring_by_name()' Local Memory Corruption↗2010-04-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2010-08-04
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Red Hat
kernel: keyrings: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring↗2010-04-23
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-1437 kernel: keyrings: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring↗2010-04-23
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