F5F5:K37012655K37012655 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2016-7042
6.2 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.5%
Security Advisory Description
The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) stack protector is enabled, uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file. (CVE-2016-7042)
Impact
There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.4.0 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.4.1 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.0 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.1 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.2 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.3 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.4 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.6.0 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.6.1 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 12.0.0 |
Related
6.2 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.5%