Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-8650
CVE-2016-8650
Description
The mpi_powm function in lib/mpi/mpi-pow.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not ensure that memory is allocated for limb data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) via an add_key system call for an RSA key with a zero exponent.
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References
12- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5527fffff3f002b0a6b376163613b82f69de073nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/76nvdMailing List
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94532nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854nvd
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.htmlnvd
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