7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-9313

Published: 28/11/2016 Updated: 09/12/2022
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.3 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 829
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

security/keys/big_key.c in the Linux kernel prior to 4.8.7 mishandles unsuccessful crypto registration in conjunction with successful key-type registration, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses the big_key data type.

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