Improper input validation in NetBSD - #VU9824
Published: January 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9824
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: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NetBSD Foundation, Inc
Affected software:
NetBSD
NetBSD
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an input validation error in sys/arch/i386/i386/i386_trap.S (for NetBSD 7.x) or sys/arch/i386/i386/vector.S (for NetBSD 6.x) when the #UD exception handler is implicitly using the %ds register, before it actually initialized it to the kernel value. A local unprivileged user can crash the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an input validation error in sys/arch/i386/i386/i386_trap.S (for NetBSD 7.x) or sys/arch/i386/i386/vector.S (for NetBSD 6.x) when the #UD exception handler is implicitly using the %ds register, before it actually initialized it to the kernel value. A local unprivileged user can crash the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.