Security Advisory
CVE-2016-8650
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The mpi_powm function in lib/mpi/mpi-pow.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not ensure that memory is allocated for limb data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) via an add_key system call for an RSA key with a zero exponent.
Published Date
November 28, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory