Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-14284
Published: August 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19593
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14284
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a divide-by-zero condition in the "drivers/block/floppy.c" file. A local authenticated attacker can insert a floppy disk that submits malicious input to the targeted system, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14284
Install updates from vendor's website.