High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-10153
CVE-2016-10153
Description
The crypto scatterlist API in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging reliance on earlier net/ceph/crypto.c code.
Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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