CVE-2017-15116
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
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).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.2.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.2.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.2.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.2.1-1 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.2.1-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 4.2 | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485815
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1514609
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15116.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15116
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.