CVE-2017-15116

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p31

Published

Nov 30, 2017 (Nov 30, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

Vendors: linux redhat
Products: linux kernel, enterprise linux
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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