CVE-2016-8650
Moderate
CVE-2016-8650
The mpi_powm function in lib/mpi/mpi-pow.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not ensure that memory is allocated for limb data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) via an add_key system call for an RSA key with a zero exponent.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
November 28, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-8650
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The mpi_powm function in lib/mpi/mpi-pow.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not ensure that memory is allocated for limb data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) via an add_key system call for an RSA key with a zero exponent.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5527fffff3f002b0a6b376163613b82f69de073
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/76
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/24/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94532
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1395187
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5527fffff3f002b0a6b376163613b82f69de073
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html