CVE-2010-1437

HIGH

Linux kernel <2.6.34-rc5 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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