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.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916646
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.3
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1787-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1788-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1
Published: 2013-03-22
Base Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium