CVE-2016-8650

La función mpi_powm en lib/mpi/mpi-pow.c en el kernel Linux hasta la versión 4.8.11 no se asegura que la memoria esté alojada para datos limb, lo que permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria de pila y pánico) a través de una llamada de sistema add_key para una llave RSA con un componente cero.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel key management subsystem in which a local attacker could crash the kernel or corrupt the stack and additional memory (denial of service) by supplying a specially crafted RSA key. This flaw panics the machine during the verification of the RSA key.

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the Bluetooth stack of the Linux kernel when handling L2CAP configuration responses. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the asynchronous I/O subsystem of the Linux kernel did not properly set permissions on aio memory mappings in some situations. An attacker could use this to more easily exploit other vulnerabilities. Various other issues were also addressed.