CVE-2016-2053

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 24
Modified
Published: 02 May 2016, 10:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability -0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 May 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by the public_key_verify_signature function in crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 20%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-310•Cryptographic Issues

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 4.3

References (28)