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TI-2010-01391 Aliases CVE-2010-1437GHSA-mrjp-428h-53c5

Race condition in the find_keyring_by_name function in security/keys/keyring.c in the…

Priority LOW 32CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Race condition in the find_keyring_by_name function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc5 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl session commands that trigger access to a dead keyring that is undergoing deletion by the key_cleanup function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00658 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.6.34VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.34 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.34 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.34 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.34 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.34 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.34 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.34 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.34 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.34 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.34 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.34:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.34 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0631 Released 2010-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt-2.6.24.7-161.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-2.6.24.7-161.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-2.6.24.7-161.el5rt +7
  • RHSA-2010:0504 Released 2010-07-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-194.8.1.el5 +6
  • RHSA-2010:0474 Released 2010-06-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL, kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL.ia64, kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL.ppc64iseries +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL, kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL, kernel-doc-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL, kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL, kernel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL.ia64, kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.0.26.EL +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2010:0631
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0504
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0504
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0474
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0474
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1437
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrjp-428h-53c5
  3. 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 6

Sources

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