CVE-2012-2745

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 (26)

• secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33
• secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1064.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50633
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50853
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/50961
• secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.2
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54365
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027236
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1567-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1597-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1
• secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833428
• secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1064.html