vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-8646): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 28, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 28, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Sep 1, 2025
Description
The hash_accept function in crypto/algif_hash.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to trigger use of in-kernel hash algorithms for a socket that has received zero bytes of data.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-armadaxpubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-vividubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-ti-omap4
References
- CVE-2016-8646
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8646
- CWE-476
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/2
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388821
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45
- URL-https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/10/12/198
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8646
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