CVE-2016-10153

Description

The crypto scatterlist API in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging reliance on earlier net/ceph/crypto.c code.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6 release notes vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713 vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101 issue tracking patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10153?
CVE-2016-10153 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10153?
To fix CVE-2016-10153, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10153 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10153 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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