CVE-2013-1792

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

4.7

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.033

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-1793-1) linux-image-3.2.0-40-generic_3.2.0-40.64_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1793-1) linux-image-3.2.0-40-generic_3.2.0-40.64_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1793-1) linux-image-3.2.0-40-virtual_3.2.0-40.64_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1793-1) linux-image-3.2.0-40-virtual_3.2.0-40.64_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-1793-1) linux-image-3.2.0-40-generic-pae_3.2.0-40.64_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1795-1) linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic_3.5.0-27.46~precise1_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal (USN-1795-1) linux-image-3.5.0-27-generic_3.5.0-27.46~precise1_amd64.deb	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234