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CVE-2015-8970
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Date: November 27, 2016
crypto/algif_skcipher.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.2 does not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AF_ALG socket before an accept system call is processed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted application that does not supply a key, related to the lrw_crypt function in crypto/lrw.c.
Language: C
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Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476Top Fix
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| Confidentiality (C): | PARTIAL |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | NONE |
CVSS v2
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| Confidentiality (C): | HIGH |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | NONE |
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