CVE-2010-1437
HIGHLinux kernel <2.6.34-rc5 - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Toshiyuki Okajima · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33886
References (21)
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Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
47.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-362
CWE-416
Status
draft
Affected Products (11)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.34
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
opensuse/opensuse
suse/linux_enterprise_desktop
suse/linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension
suse/linux_enterprise_server
debian/debian_linux
Timeline
Published
May 07, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026