CVE-2016-10147 Information

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).

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=48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd http://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=148063683310477&w=2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.15 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/13 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95677 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404200 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd

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