Race Condition Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-1459311
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Mar 2013

Introduced: 6 Mar 2013

CVE-2013-1792  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0744.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads.

CVSS Scores

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