cve/2016/CVE-2016-9313.md

### [CVE-2016-9313](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9313)
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### Description

security/keys/big_key.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7 mishandles unsuccessful crypto registration in conjunction with successful key-type registration, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses the big_key data type.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/22/1

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.