CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-7042

6.2 MEDIUM Published 2016-10-16 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2016-10-16
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.2 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 4.8.2)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References