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CVE-2016-9313
Published: Nov 28, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20160722 panic at big_key_preparse #4.7-r6/rc7 & master
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7
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