DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1792

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2013-1792
Downstream
DSA-2668-1
Published: 22 Mar 2013, 11:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Mar 2013, 11:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.2.41-1 | < 3.2.41-1 | < 3.2.41-1 | < 3.2.41-1

References (1)