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CVE-2016-10147

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Date: January 18, 2017

crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).

Language: C

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Related Resources (13)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10147
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/13
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95677
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10147
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.15
http://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=148063683310477&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-10147
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404200
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-10147

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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