High severity · published Jun 27, 2016
CVE-2016-0758
Integer overflow in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted ASN.1 data
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted ASN.1 data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.7 before 3.12.60; 3.13 before 3.16.36; 3.17 before 3.18.54; 3.19 before 4.4.21 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus · Redhat
7.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0758
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0758
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23c8a812dc3c621009e4f0e5342aa4e2ede1ceaa
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
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