Resource management error in Linux kernel riscv mm

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93392

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [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-2021-47414

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the ipi_remote_fence_i() function in arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/427faa29e06f0709476ea1bd59758f997ec8b64e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c7aa87c423e765e3862349c2f095fdfccdd9b3
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb8958d5dc79acbd071397abb57b8756375fe1ce

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.