SB2022121393 - Local denial of service in rust-vmm Linux kernel loader
Published: December 13, 2022 Updated: September 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022121393
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) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23523)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: 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/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an infinite loop when parsing ELF headers. A local user can pass a specially crafted kernel image to the loader and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.