SB2023091449 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel vmxnet3 driver
Published: September 14, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023091449
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-2023-4459)
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 vmxnet3_rq_cleanup() function in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.