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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2013-1792

CVE-2013-1792

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.

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  • Linux/Kernel4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.8.2
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <3.8.3

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