CVE-2016-7042
—CVSS 3.0
6.2 medium
EPSS
<1%p33
Published
()
Modified
Description
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.
- Vendors
- linux
- Products
- linux kernel
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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