CVE-2016-10153
Description
The crypto scatterlist API in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging reliance on earlier net/ceph/crypto.c code.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| linux-kernel | 4.9 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.3 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.4 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 4.9.5 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10153
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.