CVE-2006-1522

N/A Unknown
Published: April 10, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The sys_add_key function in the keyring code in Linux kernel 2.6.16.1 and 2.6.17-rc1, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via keyctl requests that add a key to a user key instead of a keyring key, which causes an invalid dereference in the __keyring_search_one function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19573
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3a9d6541f84ac3ff566982d08389b87c1c36b4e
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/24507
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17451
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1307
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188466
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25722
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9325
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lwn.net/Alerts/180820/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19735
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3a9d6541f84ac3ff566982d08389b87c1c36b4e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/24507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25722
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux

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