vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-15116: ELSA-2018-4108: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
2017-08-28
Added
2018-04-19
Modified
2025-01-23

Description

The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's random number generator API. A null pointer dereference in the rngapi_reset function may result in denial of service, crashing the system.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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