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CVE-2010-1437

Publication date 7 May 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.0 · High

Score breakdown

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 10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-24.39
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-22.61
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-19.62
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-28.73
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-55.86

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-966-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 4 August 2010

Other references