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).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel | Feb 23, 2017 | Jan 4, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt | Aug 28, 2019 | Jan 18, 2017 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 18, 2017 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek | Apr 4, 2017 | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt | Aug 3, 2017 | Jan 18, 2017 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-kernel-default | Feb 14, 2017 | Jan 18, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1042-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1046-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-62-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-62-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-62-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-62-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-62-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-62-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-62-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-1024-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-37-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-37-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-37-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-37-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-37-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-37-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon | Feb 4, 2017 | Jan 18, 2017 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 18, 2017 |
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