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LIN7-6934 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-7042

Created: Oct 25, 2016    Updated: Oct 26, 2018
Resolved Date: Aug 14, 2018
Found In Version: 7.0.0.20
Fix Version: 7.0.0.29
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 7
Component/s: Kernel

Description

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.

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