CVE-2010-1437
Publication date 7 May 2010
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
linux | ||
linux-source-2.6.15 | ||
Patch details
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.0 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |