Vulnerability identifier: #VU91619
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-401
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 memory leak within the kmem_cache_open() function in mm/slub.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/4f5d1c29cfab5cb0ab885059818751bdef32e2bb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568f906340b43120abd6fcc67c37396482f85930
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42b81946e3ac9ea0372ba16e05160dc11e02694f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9037c57681d25e4dcc442d940d6dbe24dd31f461
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.