CVE-2016-8646

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The hash_accept function in crypto/algif_hash.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to trigger use of in-kernel hash algorithms for a socket that has received zero bytes of data.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.6Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94309
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388821Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.6Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94309
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388821Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 28, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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