Vulnerability identifier: #VU96321
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-401
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 leak within the ixgbe_get_first_secondary_devfn() and ixgbe_x550em_a_has_mii() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.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/53cefa802f070d46c0c518f4865be2c749818a18
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112df4cd2b09acd64bcd18f5ef83ba5d07b34bf0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c93422a54cd6a349988f42e1c6bf082cf4ea9d8
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c49996c6aa03590e4ef5add8772cb6068d99fd59
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b93fb4405fcb5112c5739c5349afb52ec7f15c07
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.