CVE-2014-0102
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The keyring_detect_cycle_iterator function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 does not properly determine whether keyrings are identical, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.
Find out more about CVE-2014-0102 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 as they did not backport the commit that introduced this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
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