vulnerability
Red Hat: 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) | 2017-01-18 | 2017-08-03 | 2023-02-14 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
2017-01-18
Added
2017-08-03
Modified
2023-02-14
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)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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