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CVE-2013-1792

Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of s…

Impact

Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 3.8.2
Versions 3.8.0, 3.8.1

Weakness classification

CWE-362

References