What is CVE-2010-1437?

CVE-2010-1437 is a high-severity vulnerability in 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 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 other impact via keyctl session commands that trigger access to a dead keyring that is undergoing deletion by the key_cleanup function.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2010-05-07 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.34
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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/27/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9715 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/ (Patch, Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58254 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
marc.info/ (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
secunia.com/advisories/40645 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/43315 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1437?: CVE-2010-1437 is a high-severity vulnerability in 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.