CVE-2016-7914

The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 does not check whether a slot is a leaf, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and out-of-bounds read) via an application that uses associative-array data structures, as demonstrated by the keyutils test suite.
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2016-11-16 05:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2016-7914

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7914

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7914


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference