Denial of service in Linux kernel DVB

1) Deadlock

EUVDB-ID: #VU77246

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31084

CWE-ID: CWE-833 - Deadlock

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a deadlock in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c when a task is in !TASK_RUNNING. A local user can trigger a deadlock and crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

http://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+UBctCu7fXn4q41O_3=id1+OdyQ85tZY1x+TkT-6OVBL6KAUw@mail.gmail.com/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HIEOLEOURP4BJZMIL7UGGPYRRB44UDN/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AOATNX5UFL7V7W2QDIQKOHFFHYKWFP4W/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.