CVE-2016-10147

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <4.8.15 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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).

References (9)

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd

[Third Party Advisory] http://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=148063683310477&w=2

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.15

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/13

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404200

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95677

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 21.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.8.14

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Jan 18, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026