CVE-2016-7042 (GCVE-0-2016-7042)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-16 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
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Summary
The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) stack protector is enabled, uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-10-13 00:00
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