CVE-2006-1522

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 and 2.6.17-rc1 - Denial of Service via Keyring Key Addition

Title source: llm

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.

References (20)

Core 20

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19735

Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188466

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25722

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/20716

Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/21745

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9325

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://www.osvdb.org/24507

Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19573

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1307

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3a9d6541f84ac3ff566982d08389b87c1c36b4e

Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17451

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.3

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/20237

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/20157

Scores

EPSS 0.0044

EPSS Percentile 35.3%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.16.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.17 rc1

Published Apr 10, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026