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CVE-2014-0102
The keyring_detect_cycle_iterator function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly determine…
Medium5.2EPSS 0.55%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.2 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.55% · top 54% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- [oss-security] 20140304 CVE-2014-0102 -- Linux kernel: security: keyring cycle detector DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.kernelhub.org/?msg=425013&p=2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072419 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20140227 kernel BUG at security/keys/keyring.c:1003! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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