UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0758

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0758

    Published: 12 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-0758
    Aliases:
    USN-2975-1
    USN-2975-2
    USN-2976-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0758, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/12/9, https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/5/12/270, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2979-4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2979-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2979-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2976-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2975-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2975-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2979-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2977-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2978-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2978-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2978-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0758

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-86.131

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High