SB2019041117 - Denial of service in Linux kernel



SB2019041117 - Denial of service in Linux kernel

Published: April 11, 2019 Updated: June 14, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2019041117
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) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3837)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the net_dma code in tcp_recvmsg(). A local user can exploit the race and crash the kernel.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.