Vulnerability identifier: #VU90387
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-476
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 NULL pointer dereference within the orangefs_mount() function in fs/orangefs/super.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/2e2177f94c0e0bc41323d7b6975a5f4820ed347e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/214a6c4a28c11d67044e6cf3a0ab415050d9f03a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b972e8ac3f44f693127a2806031962d100dfc4d1
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf93dcfc453fae192fe5d7874b89699e8f800ac
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.