PT-2017-7773
CVE-2016-10154
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Published
2017-02-06
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Updated
2017-02-09
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions 4.9.x before 4.9.1
Description
The issue is related to the smbhash function in fs/cifs/smbencrypt.c, which interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG VMAP STACK option. This can allow local users to cause a denial of service, such as a system crash or memory corruption, by leveraging the use of more than one virtual page for a scatterlist.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions 4.9.x before 4.9.1, update to version 4.9.1 or later to resolve the issue.
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