cve/2016/CVE-2016-7042.md

CVE-2016-7042

Description

The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) stack protector is enabled, uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file.

POC

Reference

No PoCs from references.

Github

• https://github.com/thdusdl1219/CVE-Study