5.5med
CVE-2017-15116
The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer derefe…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Linux kernel
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
- Technology feeds
- Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1485815 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1514609 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:1062 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0676 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7e · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-15116
- NVD: CVE-2017-15116
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