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Medium
CVE-2017-15116
The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
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.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485815
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1514609
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
Linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
Linux kernel
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 30th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 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.