7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-10153
Intel Linux Crypto Scatterlist API Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 6, 2017, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-10153 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10153 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10153.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10153 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10153 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

percentile

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