Description
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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2668-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-1816 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1787-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1788-1 | Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1792-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1793-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1794-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1795-1 | Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1796-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1797-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1798-1 | Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T15:13:32.999Z
Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1792
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-03-22T11:59:11.530
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-1792
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN