CVE-2016-7914

kernel: assoc_array: don't call compare_object() on a node

Published Nov 16, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8763 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3406-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3406-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
google_android
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:13 AM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 16, 2016, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 6, 2016, 12:00 AM