CVE - CVE-2016-9313

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-9313	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
security/keys/big_key.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7 mishandles unsuccessful crypto registration in conjunction with successful key-type registration, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses the big_key data type.
References
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BID:94546 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94546 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7df3e59c3d1df4f87fe874c7956ef7a3d2f4d5fb CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7df3e59c3d1df4f87fe874c7956ef7a3d2f4d5fb MLIST:[oss-security] 20160722 panic at big_key_preparse #4.7-r6/rc7 & master URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/22/1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20161114	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161114)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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