CVE-2016-7042
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2016-10-13 |
Description
The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linuxkernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) stack protector is enabled, uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file.
See more information about CVE-2016-7042 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: | 4.9 | 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 |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3510 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.16.2.el6uek) | ELSA-2017-3509 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.25.el6uek) | ELSA-2017-3508 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-0817 | 2017-03-27 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3508 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3509 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3510 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.16.2.el7uek) | ELSA-2017-3509 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.25.el7uek) | ELSA-2017-3508 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-1842 | 2017-08-07 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-1842-1 | 2017-08-15 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3508 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3509 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2017-0006 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2017-0005 | 2017-01-12 |
| Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2017-0004 | 2017-01-12 |
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