Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1522
CVE-2006-1522
Description
The sys_add_key function in the keyring code in Linux kernel 2.6.16.1 and 2.6.17-rc1, and possibly earlier versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via keyctl requests that add a key to a user key instead of a keyring key, which causes an invalid dereference in the __keyring_search_one function.
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References
20- secunia.com/advisories/19573nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17451nvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/19735nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20157nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20237nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20716nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/21745nvdVendor Advisory
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htmnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1307nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1475nvdVendor Advisory
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.3nvd
- lwn.net/Alerts/180820/nvd
- www.kernel.org/git/nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.osvdb.org/24507nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.htmlnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-302-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25722nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9325nvd
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