Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-4170
Published: May 2, 2016 / Updated: November 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90812
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4170
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ldsem_atomic_update() function in drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-4170
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf872776fc84128bb779ce2b83a37c884c3203ae
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/26/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74820
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1395
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218879
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf872776fc84128bb779ce2b83a37c884c3203ae
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.13-rc4-next-20131218.xz