SB2019081623 - Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel
Published: August 16, 2019 Updated: October 23, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081623
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15118)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of recursion within the check_input_term() function in sound/usb/mixer.c. A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.