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CVE-2016-7042
medium
Description
The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) stack protector is enabled, uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file.
References
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373966
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93544