Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-10153
The crypto scatterlist API in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging reliance on earlier net/ceph/crypto.c code.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10153
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-10153
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-10153
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-10153
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-10153 Local Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101
1416101 – (CVE-2016-10153) CVE-2016-10153 kernel: introduce ceph_crypt() for in-place en/decryptionIssue Tracking;Patch
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98
libceph: introduce ceph_crypt() for in-place en/decryption · torvalds/linux@a45f795 · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
oss-security - Re: CVE REQUEST: linux kernel: process with pgid zero able to crash kernelMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2016-10153
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*