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CVE-2011-4110
Published: Jan 27, 2012
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[linux-kernel] 20111115 [PATCH] KEYS: Fix a NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key type
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
50755
vdb-entry
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USN-1328-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-1344-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20111122 Re: CVE-2011-4110 kernel: keys: NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key type
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20111121 CVE-2011-4110 kernel: keys: NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key type
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-1324-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=751297
x_refsource_CONFIRM
47754
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20111121 Re: CVE-2011-4110 kernel: keys: NULL pointer deref in the user-defined key type
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
HPSBGN02970
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
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