CVE-2015-8970 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1

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CVE-2015-8970 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zanussi/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 9cafd1b39d091c76656512d15c90a6952f088074

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/crypto/algif_skcipher.c /crypto/algif_skcipher.c

Vulnerability Details

crypto/algif_skcipher.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.2 does not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AF_ALG socket before an accept system call is processed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted application that does not supply a key, related to the lrw_crypt function in crypto/lrw.c.

Publish Date: 2016-11-28

URL: CVE-2015-8970

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2015-8970

Release Date: 2016-11-28

Fix Resolution: v4.5-rc1,v3.12.55,v3.16.35,v3.18.31,v3.2.77,v4.1.19,v4.3.6,v4.4.2

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