CVSS 3.0
6.2 mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCVE-2016-7042
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 33% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel