CVE-2012-2745

Description

The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833428

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1597-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027236

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54365

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.2

http://secunia.com/advisories/50961

http://secunia.com/advisories/50853

http://secunia.com/advisories/50633

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1064.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3