CVE-2010-2960

7.8 HIGH
Published: September 08, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The keyctl_session_to_parent function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.35.4 and earlier expects that a certain parent session keyring exists, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT argument to the keyctl function.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41263
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024384
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22777866582
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42932
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627440
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61557
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22777866582
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627440
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

canonical suse linux

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