crypto/mcryptd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an AF_ALG socket with an incompatible algorithm, as demonstrated by mcryptd(md5).
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.413Z
Reserved: 2017-01-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-10147

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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-01-18T21:59:00.167
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:43:24.733
Link: CVE-2016-10147
