Name | CVE-2016-7042 |
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. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DLA-670-1, DSA-3696-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
---|---|---|---|
linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed | |
bullseye (security), bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed | |
bookworm | 6.1.106-3 | fixed | |
bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | fixed | |
trixie | 6.10.6-1 | fixed | |
sid | 6.10.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.82-1 | DLA-670-1 | ||
linux | source | jessie | 3.16.36-1+deb8u2 | DSA-3696-1 | ||
linux | source | (unstable) | 4.7.8-1 |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373966
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373499
https://git.kernel.org/linus/03dab869b7b239c4e013ec82aea22e181e441cfc