Vulnerability identifier: #VU91092
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 avg_vruntime() and reweight_eevdf() functions in kernel/sched/fair.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/470d347b14b0ecffa9b39cf8f644fa2351db3efb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06f27e6d7bf0abf54488259ef36bbf0e1fccb35c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1560d1f6eb6b398bddd80c16676776c0325fe5fe
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.