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CVE-2012-2745

by Fred · 09/08/2012

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.

Date published : 2012-08-09

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54365

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=79549c6dfda0603dba9a70a53467ce62d9335c33

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