Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-9313
security/keys/big_key.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7 mishandles unsuccessful crypto registration in conjunction with successful key-type registration, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses the big_key data type.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 59.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 9.3
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7df3e59c3d1df4f87fe874c7956ef7a3d2f4d5fb
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/22/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94546
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7df3e59c3d1df4f87fe874c7956ef7a3d2f4d5fb
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7df3e59c3d1df4f87fe874c7956ef7a3d2f4d5fb
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/22/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94546
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7df3e59c3d1df4f87fe874c7956ef7a3d2f4d5fb
Products affected by CVE-2016-9313
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.10
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.7
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.9
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.6