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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18149 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:53:35.114Z

Reserved: 2017-05-23T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2017-9211

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-23T05:29:00.247

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

Link: CVE-2017-9211

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9211 - Bugzilla

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