NVD

Id
18359  
Name
CVE-2016-2053  
Description
The asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by the public_key_verify_signature function in crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c.  
Reject
 
CVSS Version
2  
CVSS Score
7.1  
Severity
High  
CVSS Base Score
7.1  
CVSS Impact Subscore
6.9  
CVSS Exploit Subscore
8.6  
CVSS Vector
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)  
Pub Date
2017-01-19  
Published
2016-05-02  
Modified Date
2016-11-28  
Seq
2016-2053  

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