CVE-2016-2053

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-01-25

Description

The asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linuxkernel before 4.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by the public_key_verify_signature function in crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c.

See more information about CVE-2016-2053 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.6	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.14.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.19.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.14.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.19.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2016-2574	2016-11-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3644	2016-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3645	2016-11-20
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0163	2016-11-21
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0162	2016-11-21

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