CVE-2015-8970

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.

Score
CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2016-11-28
Last modified
2024-08-06
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Affected products

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