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CVE-2010-1437
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…
High7.0EPSS 0.66%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Weakness
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References (21)
- [oss-security] 20100427 CVE request - kernel: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:031 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20100503 Re: [PATCH 2/7] KEYS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain access to a freed keyring (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9715 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- kernel-findkeyringbyname-dos(58254) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20100422 [PATCH 0/1][BUG][IMPORTANT] KEYRINGS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0474 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 40645 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 43315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20100430 [PATCH 2/7] KEYS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain access to a freed keyring (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94038/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100427 Re: CVE request - kernel: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 40218 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 39719 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 39830 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1857 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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