Vulnerability identifier: #VU93621
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-119
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 memory corruption within the f2fs_init_page_array_cache() function in fs/f2fs/compress.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/c041f5ddef00c731c541e00bc8ae97b8c84c682f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4088d7d8f1123006d46a42edf51b8c960a58ef9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526dd7540a09ecf87b5f54f3ab4e0a2528f25a79
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fca08fd3085253b48fcb1bd243a0a5e18821a00
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eebe636cac53886bd5d1cdd55e082ec9e84983f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0d4e8acb3789c5a8651061fbab62ca24a45c063
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.