cve-2016-8646
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-11-28 03:01
Modified
2024-08-06 02:27
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.6Release Notes
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94309
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388821Issue Tracking
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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