SB2019072616 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: July 26, 2019 Updated: August 1, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072616
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) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14284)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a divide-by-zero condition in the "drivers/block/floppy.c" file. A local authenticated attacker can insert a floppy disk that submits malicious input to the targeted system, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.