Vulnerability identifier: #VU91657

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: CVE-2023-52500

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 mpi_set_controller_config_resp() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.c. 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

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2afd8fcee0c4d65a482e30c3ad2a92c25e5e92d4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d540a4370aba378fbedf349ba0bb68e96e24243d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2259e1901b2d8c0e8538fc99e77de443b939e749
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e6d783a33015bcdf0979015e4eac603912bea7
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13e7331745852d0dd7c35eabbe181cbd5b01172

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Q & A

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.