What is CVE-2010-1437?

CVE-2010-1437 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2010-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2010-1437?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2010-1437

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 oth…

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.002 (47.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.34
Debian Debian_linux — versions 5.0
Opensuse — versions 11.1
Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11
Suse Linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension — versions 11
Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

[oss-security] 20100427 CVE request - kernel: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
SUSE-SA:2010:031 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
[linux-kernel] 20100503 Re: [PATCH 2/7] KEYS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain access to a freed keyring (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9715 (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link)
kernel-findkeyringbyname-dos(58254) (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
[linux-kernel] 20100422 [PATCH 0/1][BUG][IMPORTANT] KEYRINGS: find_keyring_by_name() can gain the freed keyring (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List)
RHSA-2010:0474 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
40645 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
43315 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1437?: CVE-2010-1437 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2010-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2010-1437?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.