Resource management error in FreeBSD - #VU20021
Published: August 9, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20021
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of the threads management process within epoch(9) KPI in FreeBSD kernel. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
FreeBSD
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.