Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24258Privilege Escalation
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists as a race condition between finding a keyring by name and destroying a freed keyring in the key management facility, allowing a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127292492727029&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/39830
secunia.com/advisories/40218
secunia.com/advisories/40645
secunia.com/advisories/43315
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/2
www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/errata/RHSA-2010-0631/Kernel_Security_Update/index.html
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/39719
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0474
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0504
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0631
access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-31052
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1437
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58254
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9715
patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94038/
patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/
Related
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P