{"action":"Upgrade linux to 4.2.1-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"4.2.1-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"linux","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["4.2.1-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NC5NE34DRKT46F7PWWHD18","modified_at":"2026-09-01T20:03:44.404565625Z","published_at":"2017-11-30T18:29:00.320Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15116","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15116"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":5.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15116","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15116"}],"summary":"The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference)."}