The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel oops) via vectors related to a user-defined key and "updating a negative key into a fully instantiated key."
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| Hyperlink | Resource Type |
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The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel oops) via vectors related to a user-defined key and "updating a negative key into a fully instantiated key."
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/15/363 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50755 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1328-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1344-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/5 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/19 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1324-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751297 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47754 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/6 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_HP |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/15/363 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50755 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1328-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1344-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/5 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/21/19 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1324-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751297 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47754 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/22/6 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_HP x_transferred |
The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel oops) via vectors related to a user-defined key and "updating a negative key into a fully instantiated key."
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 2.1 | LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |