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 using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=148063683310477&w=2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.15 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/13 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95677
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404200 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=148063683310477&w=2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.15 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/13 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95677
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404200 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-01-18 21:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2016-10147

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10147

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10147


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference