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CVE-2010-2960
The keyctl_session_to_parent function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.35.4 and earlier expects that a certain parent…
High7.8EPSS 0.51%
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Description
The keyctl_session_to_parent function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.35.4 and earlier expects that a certain parent session keyring exists, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT argument to the keyctl function.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.51% · top 57% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
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References (11)
- USN-1000-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100902 CVE-2010-2960 kernel: keyctl_session_to_parent null ptr deref (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- linux-kernel-keyctl-dos(61557) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 42932 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2011:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0298 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 41263 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22777866582 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1024384 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627440 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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