{"id":"CVE-2017-9211","details":"The crypto_skcipher_init_tfm function in crypto/skcipher.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.2 relies on a setkey function that lacks a key-size check, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted application.","modified":"2026-03-15T22:24:52.321447Z","published":"2017-05-23T05:29:00.247Z","references":[{"type":"FIX","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9933e113c2e87a9f46a40fde8dafbf801dca1ab9"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9933e113c2e87a9f46a40fde8dafbf801dca1ab9"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9718933/"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-9211.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.11.2"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}