Cryptographic Issues Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDOC-2508105
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 May 2016

Introduced: 2 May 2016

CVE-2016-2053  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2574.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by the public_key_verify_signature function in crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c.

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