Explain CVE-2016-0758
Integer overflow in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted ASN.1 data.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'USN-2979-4', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2979-4'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:1690', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2010', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2011', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00023.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2003', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00017.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23c8a812dc3c621009e4f0e5342aa4e2ede1ceaa'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23c8a812dc3c621009e4f0e5342aa4e2ede1ceaa'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:1994', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2016:1055', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1055.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:1961', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2001', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:1985', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:2184', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20160513 CVE-2016-0758 - Linux kernel - Flaw in ASN.1 DER decoder for x509 certificate DER files.', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/12/9'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2014', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2016:1033', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1033.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2016:1641', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300257'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:1672', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2016:1051', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1051.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2009', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2005', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2007', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html'}, {'name': '90626', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90626'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2000', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:1995', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2105', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:2002', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html'}, {'name': 'HPSBHF3548', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158555'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2016:1937', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED