High severity · published Sep 8, 2010
CVE-2010-2960
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.35.4 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
6.06; 8.04; 9.04; 9.10; 10.04; 10.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2960
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2960
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41263
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024384
Third Party Advisory
http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/22777866582
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/02/1
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