CVE-2017-15116
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Published: November 30, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise LinuxKernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.2
Affected range stops below 4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions Required
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485815x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1514609x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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