{"id":"CVE-2016-7042","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-16T06:15:39.137993800Z","published":"2016-10-16T21:59:10.160Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2016:2912-1","SUSE-SU-2016:2976-1","SUSE-SU-2016:3304-1","SUSE-SU-2017:0181-1","SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1","SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1","SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1","SUSE-SU-2017:1102-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93544"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373966"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/5"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.8.2"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-7042.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}