CVE-2011-4110 (GCVE-0-2011-4110)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-01-27 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:01
VLAI
Summary
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."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1036 records in the last 180 days details
References
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Date Public
2011-11-15 00:00
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      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:50:10Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "0",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "537",
      "product_status:recommended": "48",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2011-4110",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/2023/cve-2011-4110.json",
      "version": "20"
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}



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