NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-kdump package, versions <0:2.6.32-754.el6
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed15 Nov 2016
Introduced: 15 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-8650 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-kdump to version 0:2.6.32-754.el6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-kdump package and not the kernel-kdump package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94532
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5527fffff3f002b0a6b376163613b82f69de073
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395187
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5527fffff3f002b0a6b376163613b82f69de073
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8650
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/76
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/8
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968