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01 Record

CVE-2016-2053

The asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

The asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 40.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-05-02 10:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 23:17Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-01-25
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-310
  • CWE-228Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid StructureClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
441d4d5e504bd49f6c640d85035cb6dabe24d4216fded0a465063525dd3958fc

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—
redhatrhel_extras_rtNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.3.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.3.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.3.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 3.13.0-83.127
  • linux-lts-utopic
    Fixed in 3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-vivid
    Fixed in 3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-wily
    Fixed in 4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.