crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1336 crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3189-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3189-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3190-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3190-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.413Z

Reserved: 2017-01-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-10147

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-18T21:59:00.167

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10147

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-12-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10147 - Bugzilla

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