CVE-2015-8970

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
28/11/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 4.4.1 (including)