CVE-2014-0102

Linux Kernel < 3.13.6 - Denial of Service via Keyring Cycle Detection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The keyring_detect_cycle_iterator function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly determine whether keyrings are identical, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/04/21
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
http://www.kernelhub.org/?msg=425013&p=2
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072419
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/27/507

Scores

EPSS 0.0056
EPSS Percentile 43.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-310
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 3.13.6
Published Mar 11, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026