CVE-2006-0457

Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or…

published March 14, 2006

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02715 · 85.9th percentile
Published
2006-03-14T02:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 MAR 02:00Z
    Race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or…
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