CVE-2011-2184

The keyreplacesessionkeyring function in security/keys/processkeys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.1 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and OOPS or possibly have unspecified other impact via a...

PT-2011-3670 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39.1 Description: The issue is related to the key replace session keyring function in the Linux kernel, which does not initialize a certain structure member. This can be exploited by local users to cause a...