Vulnerability identifier: #VU93600
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 lis3lv02d_i2c_suspend() and lis3lv02d_i2c_resume() functions in drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/lis3lv02d_i2c.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/4154e767354140db7804207117e7238fb337b0e7
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/997ca415384612c8df76d99d9a768e0b3f42b325
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6df761182fc953907b18aba5049fc2a044ecb45
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac3e0384073b2408d6cb0d972fee9fcc3776053d
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.