Design/Logic Flaw

2012-08-0910:29:00

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6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

4.7 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

8.3%

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The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.

CPENameOperatorVersion
linux_kerneleq3.3 rc4
linux_kerneleq3.3 rc5
linux_kerneleq3.3 rc3
linux_kerneleq3.3 rc2
linux_kernelle3.3.1
linux_kerneleq3.3 rc6
linux_kerneleq3.3 rc1
linux_kerneleq3.3
linux_kerneleq3.3 rc7

Name	Operator	Version
linux_kernel	eq	3.3 rc4
linux_kernel	eq	3.3 rc5
linux_kernel	eq	3.3 rc3
linux_kernel	eq	3.3 rc2
linux_kernel	le	3.3.1
linux_kernel	eq	3.3 rc6
linux_kernel	eq	3.3 rc1
linux_kernel	eq	3.3
linux_kernel	eq	3.3 rc7