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CVE-2016-8646
Published: Nov 28, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The hash_accept function in crypto/algif_hash.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to trigger use of in-kernel hash algorithms for a socket that has received zero bytes of data.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388821
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:1308
vendor-advisory
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94309
vdb-entry
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.6
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RHSA-2017:1298
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20161115 CVE-2016-8646: linux kernel - oops in shash_async_export()
mailing-list
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RHSA-2017:1297
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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