SB20221018139 - Double free in Linux kernel cifs
Published: October 18, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB20221018139
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) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3595)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to double free error within the sess_free_buffer() function in fs/cifs/sess.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.