Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-4110

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."

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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