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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7914

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7914 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 16, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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