vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-10147: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 18, 2017 | Aug 28, 2019 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 18, 2017
Added
Aug 28, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023
Description
crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).
Solution(s)
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt

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