### [CVE-2017-9211](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9211)
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### Description

The crypto_skcipher_init_tfm function in crypto/skcipher.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.2 relies on a setkey function that lacks a key-size check, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted application.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/thdusdl1219/CVE-Study
- https://github.com/vincent-deng/veracode-container-security-finding-parser