CVE-2016-10153 — HIGH (7.8)

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	4.9

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f79Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee9Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f79Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee9Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-10153?

CVE-2016-10153 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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...

How severe is CVE-2016-10153?

CVE-2016-10153 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-10153?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.