Vulnerability identifier: #VU89949
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 smsc75xx_bind() and smsc75xx_unbind() functions in drivers/net/usb/smsc75xx.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/7cc8b2e05fcea6edd022d26e82091d781af8fd9b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64160d1741a3de5204d1a822e058e0b4cc526504
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e3be2e7742863e454ce31faf8fd0109c00050b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fc8300c9cfa5167fcb5b1a2a07db6f53e82f59b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4252bf6c2b245f47011098113d405ffad6ad5d5b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/570a52cf3e01d19f7fd1a251dfc52b0cd86c13cb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14616c372a7be01a2fb8c56c9d8debd232b9e43d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56b786d86694e079d8aad9b314e015cd4ac02a3d
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.