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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-15116

CVE-2017-15116

Description

The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

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Affected products

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Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <4.2
- (no CPE)range: <4.2
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

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git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6nvdPatchVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions Required
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062nvd

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