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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-03-22T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:13:32.999Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1792

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-03-22T11:59:11.530

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-1792

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-03-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1792 - Bugzilla