CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack 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
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
EPSS
Percentile
26.7%
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).
Author | Note |
---|---|
sbeattie | looks like itโs a series of commits to stop using the old interface. Conversion begins with acec27ff35af9caf34d76d16ee17ff3b292e7d83 |
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485815
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1514609
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-15116
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15116
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15116
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15116
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack 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
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
EPSS
Percentile
26.7%