CVE-2016-7914

NVD - CVE-2016-7914

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CVE-2016-7914 Detail

Current Description

The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 does not check whether a slot is a leaf, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and out-of-bounds read) via an application that uses associative-array data structures, as demonstrated by the keyutils test suite.


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CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8d4a2ec1e0b41b0cf9a0c5cd4511da7f8e4f3de2 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 Release Notes 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8d4a2ec1e0b41b0cf9a0c5cd4511da7f8e4f3de2 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7914
NVD Published Date:
11/16/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/04/2018
Source:
MITRE