NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-debug-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed17 Dec 2015
Introduced: 17 Dec 2015
CVE-2015-8970 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-rt-debug-devel to version 0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2077.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug-devel package and not the kernel-rt-debug-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
crypto/algif_skcipher.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.2 does not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AF_ALG socket before an accept system call is processed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted application that does not supply a key, related to the lrw_crypt function in crypto/lrw.c.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94217
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dd504589577d8e8e70f51f997ad487a4cb6c026f
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386286
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd504589577d8e8e70f51f997ad487a4cb6c026f
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/syzkaller/frb2XrB5aWk/xCXzkIBcDAAJ
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8970
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/syzkaller/frb2XrB5aWk/xCXzkIBcDAAJ