Vulnerability identifier: #VU92646
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: Yes
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 resource exhaustion error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel:
External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529626
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/19/50
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54678/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/4
http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9921
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6895
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77238f2b942b38ab4e7f3aced44084493e4a8675
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.