VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-15116

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references