CVE-2009-3624

Publication date 2 November 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The get_instantiation_keyring function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc5 does not properly maintain the reference count of a keyring, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors involving calls to this function without specifying a keyring by ID, as demonstrated by a series of keyctl request2 and keyctl list commands.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-16.52
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-864-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 5 December 2009

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