CVE-2013-1792

Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2023, 04:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087', 'tags': ['Patch'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087 -

Information

Published : 2013-03-22 11:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16


NVD link : CVE-2013-1792

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1792

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1792


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')