Vulnerability identifier: #VU93392
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-399
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 resource management error within the ipi_remote_fence_i() function in arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.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/427faa29e06f0709476ea1bd59758f997ec8b64e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1c7aa87c423e765e3862349c2f095fdfccdd9b3
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb8958d5dc79acbd071397abb57b8756375fe1ce
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.