Vulnerability identifier: #VU90402
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 nh_create_ipv6() function in net/ipv4/nexthop.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/7b6f44856da5ba0b1aa61403eb9fddd272156503
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b70ff391deeec35cdd8a05f5f63f5fe28bc4f225
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39509d76a9a3d02f379d52cb4b1449469c56c0e0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c743127cc54b112b155f434756bd4b5fa565a99
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.