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
Linux Kernel is vulnerable to null pointer dereference. The vulnerability is possible because the hash_accept call in kernel fails to work on sockets that have not received any data causing a denial of service condition (application crash).
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/2
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94309
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8646
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388821
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440807
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45
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