CVE-2015-8970 Information

Description

crypto/algif_skcipher.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.2 does not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AF_ALG socket before an accept system call is processed which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted application that does not supply a key related to the lrw_crypt function in crypto/lrw.c.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dd504589577d8e8e70f51f997ad487a4cb6c026f http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/3 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94217 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2437 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2444 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386286 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd504589577d8e8e70f51f997ad487a4cb6c026f https://groups.google.com/forum/!msg/syzkaller/frb2XrB5aWk/xCXzkIBcDAAJ

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5