| CVE-ID |
CVE-2016-8650
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• CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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| Description |
| The mpi_powm function in lib/mpi/mpi-pow.c in the Linux kernel through
4.8.11 does not ensure that memory is allocated for limb data, which
allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory
corruption and panic) via an add_key system call for an RSA key with a
zero exponent.
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| Assigning CNA |
| Red Hat, Inc. |
| Date Entry Created |
| 20161012 |
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disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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| Phase (Legacy) |
| Assigned (20161012) |
| Votes (Legacy) |
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| Comments (Legacy) |
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| Proposed (Legacy) |
| N/A |
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