CVE-2006-1522
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-1522 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-04-10 20:02:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | The sys_add_key function in the keyring code in Linux kernel 2.6.16.1 and 2.6.17-rc1, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via keyctl requests that add a key to a user key instead of a keyring key, which causes an invalid dereference in the __keyring_search_one function. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS: 0.000720000 probability, percentile 0.218010000 (date 2026-04-19)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| usn/usn-302-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Mandriva update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| www.kernel.org/git | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| LWN: Fedora alert FEDORA-2006-423 (kernel) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lwn.net | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Advisories - Mandriva Linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Linux Kernel __keyring_search_one Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kernel.org | |
| www.osvdb.org/24507 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| ASA-2006-161 (RHSA-2006-0493) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| 188466 – CVE-2006-1522 DoS/bug in keyring code (security/keys/) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Linux Kernel "__keyring_search_one()" Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Avaya Products Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | www.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.