CVE-2016-10147

crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an…

published January 18, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00431 · 36.0th percentile
Published
2017-01-18T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JAN 21:00Z
    crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an…
    cvelistv5