CVE - CVE-2016-7042

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-7042	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:93544 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93544 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373966 CONFIRM:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20161013 kernel: Stack corruption while reading /proc/keys (CVE-2016-7042) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/5 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:0817 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1842 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:2077 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:2669 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160823	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 (20160823)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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