kernel: Salsa20 encryption algorithm does not correctly handle zero-length inputs allowing local attackers to cause denial-of-service

The Salsa20 encryption algorithm in the Linux kernel, before 4.14.8, does not correctly handle zero-length inputs. This allows a local attacker the ability to use the AFALG-based skcipher interface to cause a denial of service uninitialized-memory free and kernel crash or have an unspecified othe...

CVE-2017-17805

The Salsa20 encryption algorithm in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 does not correctly handle zero-length inputs, allowing a local attacker able to use the AFALG-based skcipher interface CONFIGCRYPTOUSERAPISKCIPHER to cause a denial of service uninitialized-memory free and kernel crash or have...