CVE-2010-1437

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-1437
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-05-07 18:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionRace 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-416 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.34 rc5 All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 - All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[1/1,BUG,IMPORTANT] KEYRINGS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchwork.kernel.org Broken Link
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
'Re: [PATCH 2/7] KEYS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain access to a' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
VMSA-2011-0003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
404: File not found - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchwork.kernel.org Broken Link, Patch
VMware ESX Server Multiple Kernel Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2053-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List
Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Debian update for linux-2.6 - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Linux Kernel 'find_keyring_by_name()' Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 585094 – CVE-2010-1437 kernel: keyrings: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'[PATCH 0/1][BUG][IMPORTANT] KEYRINGS: find_keyring_by_name() can' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit, Mailing List
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
'[PATCH 2/7] KEYS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain access to a freed' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit, Mailing List
oss-security - Re: CVE request - kernel: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
Security Advisory SA40645 - SUSE update for kernel - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
oss-security - CVE request - kernel: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
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