CVE-2017-15116 (Medium) detected in linuxv3.10

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CVE-2017-15116 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxv3.10

Linux kernel source tree

Library home page: https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

Found in HEAD commit: f978d7dbb980bbe5267a625da958c4226e1a8ae0

Found in base branch: cosmic-experimental-1.6

Vulnerable Source Files (4)

android_kernel_samsung_s5neolte/crypto/rng.c
android_kernel_samsung_s5neolte/include/crypto/rng.h
android_kernel_samsung_s5neolte/crypto/rng.c
android_kernel_samsung_s5neolte/include/crypto/rng.h

Vulnerability Details

The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

Publish Date: 2017-11-30

URL: CVE-2017-15116

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15116

Release Date: 2017-11-30

Fix Resolution: 4.2

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