Release Date: | 2015-12-17 |
crypto/algif_skcipher.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.2 does notverify 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.
See more information about CVE-2015-8970 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 4.9 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-1842 | 2017-08-07 |
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-1842-1 | 2017-08-15 |
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