CVE-2016-4470 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2016-4470

The key_reject_and_link function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel through...

Vulnerability Description

The key_reject_and_link function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving a crafted keyctl request2 command.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

vm server, linux, linux kernel, suse linux enterprise real time extension, enterprise linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux for real time, enterprise linux hpc node, enterprise linux hpc node eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux workstation, enterprise mrg
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3, 3.4, 5.0, 6, 7, 0, 12.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.2, 2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 27th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.