CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack 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
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
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.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc1:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc7:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3::: |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc3:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc5:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc4:: |
linux | linux_kernel | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:::: | |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc2:: |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.3:rc6:: |
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1064.html
secunia.com/advisories/50633
secunia.com/advisories/50853
secunia.com/advisories/50961
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.2
www.securityfocus.com/bid/54365
www.securitytracker.com/id?1027236
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1597-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833428
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33