# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-06-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2979-4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00017.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23c8a812dc3c621009e4f0e5342aa4e2ede1ceaa
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23c8a812dc3c621009e4f0e5342aa4e2ede1ceaa
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1055.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/12/9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300257
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html

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