Vulnerability identifier: #VU93334
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-667
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 improper locking within the i2c_acpi_find_client_by_adev() and i2c_acpi_notify() functions in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.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
External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1574c8c0a80bd587a7651bf64f00be1f5391d27
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90dd0592b3b005d6f15c4e23e1364d3ae95e588d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f08050a47a59d199e214d711b989bb4f5150373
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f858bbf04dbac934ac279aaee05d49eb9910051
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.