CVE-2017-9211

 

Published at: - 23-05-2017 07:29

Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44

Total changes: - 3

Description

The crypto_skcipher_init_tfm function in crypto/skcipher.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.2 relies on a setkey function that lacks a key-size check, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted application.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9718933/
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9933e113c2e87a9f46a40fde8dafbf801dca1ab9
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9933e113c2e87a9f46a40fde8dafbf801dca1ab9

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2017-9211

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures