CVE-2016-7042

NameCVE-2016-7042
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-670-1, DSA-3696-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.304-1fixed
bullseye5.10.209-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.205-2fixed
bookworm6.1.76-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.69-1fixed
trixie6.6.15-2fixed
sid6.7.9-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.82-1DLA-670-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.36-1+deb8u2DSA-3696-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.7.8-1

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373966
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373499
https://git.kernel.org/linus/03dab869b7b239c4e013ec82aea22e181e441cfc

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