A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's random number generator API. A null pointer dereference in the rngapi_reset function may result in denial of service, crashing the system.
Find out more about CVE-2017-15116 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 and kernel-alt.
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2.
Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases may address this issue.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:1062 | 2018-04-10 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2018:0676 | 2018-04-10 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
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