Description (CNA)
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 does not correctly synchronize the actions of updating versus finding a key in the "negative" state to avoid a race condition, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/363b02dab09b3226f3bd1420dad9c72b79a42a76
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101621
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.10
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.