CVE-2016-7914

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node function in lib/assoc_array.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 does not check whether a slot is a leaf, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and out-of-bounds read) via an application that uses associative-array data structures, as demonstrated by the keyutils test suite.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125CWE-476

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-7914: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix