# CVE-2016-10153: The crypto scatterlist API in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG\_VMAP\_STACK option, which allows loca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The crypto scatterlist API in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging reliance on earlier net/ceph/crypto.c code.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101

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