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.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-10-16T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.134Z
Reserved: 2016-08-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-7042
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-10-16T21:59:10.160
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-7042
 Redhat
                        Redhat