What is CVE-2010-1437?

CVE-2010-1437 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2010-1437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1437?

CVE-2010-1437 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1437?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-1437 patch availability.

Is CVE-2010-1437 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-1437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2010-1437

High

Race condition in the find_keyring_by_name function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.34-rc5 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl session commands that trigger access to a dead keyring that is undergoing deletion by the key_cleanup function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2010-05-07

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2010-1437 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

21 total

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127192182917857&w=2

Exploit Mailing List
Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127274294622730&w=2

Exploit Mailing List
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585094

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
Kernel.org
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94664/

Broken Link Patch
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html

Mailing List

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-1437

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2010-05-07

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-1437?

CVE-2010-1437 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2010-1437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-1437?

CVE-2010-1437 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-1437?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2010-1437 patch availability.
Is CVE-2010-1437 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2010-1437 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.