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LIN6-11244 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-2053

Created: May 17, 2016    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Aug 23, 2016
Found In Version: 6.0.0.29
Fix Version: 6.0.0.31
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Kernel

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.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-2053

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