Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8970
CVE-2015-8970
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
11- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd504589577d8e8e70f51f997ad487a4cb6c026fnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94217nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.2nvdRelease Notes
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2437nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2444nvd
- groups.google.com/forum/nvd
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