SB2018010303 - Local denial of service in NetBSD



SB2018010303 - Local denial of service in NetBSD

Published: January 3, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018010303
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an input validation error in virecover script. A local unprivileged user can delete arbitrary file within the root / directory.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.