Vulnerability identifier: #VU90300
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-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the ioapic_write_indirect() function in arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.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/bebabb76ad9acca8858e0371e102fb60d708e25b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a9e9b80f19fc63be005a33d76211dd23114792
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f9b68f57c6278c322793a06063181deded0ad69
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.