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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10147

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 usin...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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).

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 linux

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.8.15-1"}]}]

Debian:13 linux

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.8.15-1"}]}]

Debian:14 linux

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.8.15-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org