Vulnerability identifier: #VU89932
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the init_idle() and idle_task_exit() functions in kernel/sched/core.c, within the bringup_cpu() function in kernel/cpu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel:
External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6ee7abd6bfe559ad9989004b34c320fd638c526
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229c555260cb9c1ccdab861e16f0410f1718f302
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce1ca0525bfdc8a69a9343bc714fbc19a2f04b3
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.