The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 does not check whether a slot is a leaf, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and out-of-bounds read) via an application that uses associative-array data structures, as demonstrated by the keyutils test suite.
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Published : 2016-11-16 05:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-7914
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7914
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7914
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel