FKIE_CVE-2012-2745
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-09 10:29 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:42
Severity
Summary
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 |
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