SB2016050212 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel fs
Published: May 2, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050212
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4178)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the DEFINE_SPINLOCK() function in fs/fs_pin.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=820f9f147dcce2602eefd9b575bbbd9ea14f0953
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/5
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249849
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/820f9f147dcce2602eefd9b575bbbd9ea14f0953