CVE-2016-8650

Description

The mpi_powm function in lib/mpi/mpi-pow.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not ensure that memory is allocated for limb data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) via an add_key system call for an RSA key with a zero exponent.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.5

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.045

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.1.el6uek update (ELSA-2016-3651) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.1.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.1.el7uek update (ELSA-2016-3651) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.1.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2016-8650)	NCM

Patch Details

No records found

References

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