CVE-2016-0758 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ASN.1 decoder (lib/asn1_decoder.c) affecting versions prior to 4.6, including distributions from Canonical and Red Hat. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain elevated privileges without user interaction. While the vulnerability has a high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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