Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10147
CVE-2016-10147
Description
crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).
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References
9- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cdnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.15nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/13nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95677nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077nvd
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