SB20240620150 - Race condition in Linux kernel

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SB20240620150 - Race condition in Linux kernel

Published: June 20, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240620150
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1437)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Race condition in the find_keyring_by_name function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc5 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl session commands that trigger access to a dead keyring that is undergoing deletion by the key_cleanup function.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References