Description
The keyring_detect_cycle_iterator function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly determine whether keyrings are identical, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.2/10
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/27/507Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernelhub.org/?msg=425013&p=2Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/04/21Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072419Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2014/2/27/507Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernelhub.org/?msg=425013&p=2Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/04/21Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1072419Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 11, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified