Linux Kernel keyctl_session_to_parent denial of service
| linux-kernel-keyctl-dos (61557) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by NULL pointer dereference in the keyctl_session_to_parent() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the a kernel oops.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Temporary-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 627440 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Red Hat Bugzilla ¿ Bug 627440 : CVE-2010-2960 keyctl_session_to_parent NULL deref system crash.
- BID-42932: Linux Kernel 'keyctl_session_to_parent()' Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
- 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 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.
- OSVDB ID: 67775: Linux Kernel security/keys/keyctl.c keyctl_session_to_parent() Function NULL Dereference DoS
- OSVDB ID: 72986: Linux Kernel security/keys/process_keys.c key_replace_session_keyring() NULL Dereference Local DoS
- SA41263: Linux Kernel keyctl_session_to_parent() NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1024384: Linux Kernel Null Pointer Dereference in keyctl_session_to_parent() May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- SUSE-SA:2010:046: openSUSE 11.2 kernel security update
- SUSE-SA:2010:047: openSUSE 11.3 kernel security update
- SUSE-SA:2010:050: Linux Kernel security update
- SUSE-SA:2011:007: Linux realtime kernel security update
Platforms Affected:
- Linux Kernel 2.6.0
Reported:
Sep 02, 2010
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