Vulnerability identifier: #VU93472
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 perf_event_cpu_offline() function in drivers/dma/idxd/perfmon.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/9edd3aa34d50f27b97be30b2ba4a6af0945ff56b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/023b6390a15a98f9c3aa5e7da78d485d5384a08e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f976eca36cdf94e32fa4f865db0e7c427c9aa33c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47533176fdcef17b114a6f688bc872901c1ec6bb
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f221033f5c24659dc6ad7e5cf18fb1b075f4a8be
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.