Vulnerability identifier: #VU91301
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-121
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 stack overflow within the arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: All versions
External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4297217bcf1f0948a19c2bacc6b68d92e7778ad9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cc31fa07445879a13750cb061bb8c2654975fcb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b29b16bd836a838b7690f80e37f8376414c74cbe
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1acb109505d983779bbb7e20a1ee6244d2b5736
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.