CVE-2010-1437
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.0 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Race condition
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 2.6.34
- Linux Kernel 2.6.34
- Opensuse 11.1
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
- Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
- Debian Linux 5.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.0
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2010-1437.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2010-1437. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127292492727029&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39719
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58254
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9715
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94038/
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127292492727029&w=2