CVE-2016-8646

2016-11-2800:00:00

ubuntu.com

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.3%

JSON

The hash_accept function in crypto/algif_hash.c in the Linux kernel before
4.3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting
to trigger use of in-kernel hash algorithms for a socket that has received
zero bytes of data.

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux< 3.2.0-98.138UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux< 3.13.0-77.121UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-armadaxp< 3.2.0-1661.85UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-lts-trusty< 3.13.0-77.121~precise1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-ti-omap4< 3.2.0-1476.99UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux	< 3.2.0-98.138	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux	< 3.13.0-77.121	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-armadaxp	< 3.2.0-1661.85	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-lts-trusty	< 3.13.0-77.121~precise1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux-lts-vivid	< 3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-ti-omap4	< 3.2.0-1476.99	UNKNOWN