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CVE-2017-15116
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-30T18:29:00.320 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:07:16.707

Summary

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).

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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