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

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4108	2018-05-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-1062	2018-04-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4108	2018-05-15
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0043	2018-05-16

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