Vulnerability identifier: #VU90963
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-388
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 improper error handling within the uniphier_sd_remove() function in drivers/mmc/host/uniphier-sd.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/0d8941b9b2d3e7b3481fdf43b1a6189d162175b7
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25ac6ce65f1ab458982d15ec1caf441acd37106a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe0f12cf4c044f812c6d17011531582f9ac8bb3
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6e7fda496978f2763413b5523557b38dc2bf6c2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e29c84857e2d51aa017ce04284b962742fb97d9e
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.