CVE-2011-4110
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 27, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 18, 2011
Description
The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel oops) via vectors related to a user-defined key and "updating a negative key into a fully instantiated key."
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [linux-kernel] 20111115 [PATCH] KEYS: Fix a NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key typemailing-list
- 50755vdb-entry
- USN-1328-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1344-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20111122 Re: CVE-2011-4110 kernel: keys: NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key typemailing-list
- [oss-security] 20111121 CVE-2011-4110 kernel: keys: NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key typemailing-list
- USN-1324-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751297
- 47754third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20111121 Re: CVE-2011-4110 kernel: keys: NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key typemailing-list
- HPSBGN02970vendor-advisory
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