Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-1437
Published: June 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92826
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1437
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1437
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-55.86
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-28.73, 2.6.28-19.62, 2.6.31-22.61, 2.6.32-24.39
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-28.73, 2.6.28-19.62, 2.6.31-22.61, 2.6.32-24.39
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/28/2
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94038/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127292492727029&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39719
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58254
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9715
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded