CVE-2016-2053 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 4.3. An attacker can trigger a kernel panic by providing a malformed ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, which is then mishandled during signature verification. This is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7, requiring local access and high attack complexity to achieve a high impact of availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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