CVE-2017-15116

CVE Details

Release Date:2018-07-30

Description


The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

See more information about CVE-2017-15116 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


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2018-41082018-05-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2018-10622018-04-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2018-41082018-05-15
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2018-00432018-05-16



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