SB2023031716 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel BPF
Published: March 17, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023031716
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3606)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the find_prog_by_sec_insn() function in tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c of the BPF component. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.