CVE-2016-7914

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.5

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.181

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-3406-1) linux-image-3.13.0-129-generic_3.13.0-129.178_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-3406-1) linux-image-3.13.0-129-generic_3.13.0-129.178_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-3406-1) linux-image-3.13.0-129-lowlatency_3.13.0-129.178_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-3406-1) linux-image-3.13.0-129-lowlatency_3.13.0-129.178_amd64.deb	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234