CVE-2016-4470 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-3.0.40 - autoclosed

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CVE-2016-4470 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-3.0.40

Apache Software Foundation (ASF)

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 1ad216eff9de6bc4364330a52955ad1743ba56e2

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (3)

/security/keys/key.c
/security/keys/key.c
/security/keys/key.c

Vulnerability Details

The key_reject_and_link function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving a crafted keyctl request2 command.

Publish Date: 2016-06-27

URL: CVE-2016-4470

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-4470

Release Date: 2016-06-27

Fix Resolution: v4.7-rc4

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