#VU19387 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-13648

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#VU19387 Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-13648

Published: July 26, 2019 / Updated: May 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19387
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13648
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists in the "arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c" and "arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c" files on the PowerPC platform, when hardware transactional memory is disabled. A local authenticated attacker can make a "sigreturn()" system call that sends a signal frame that sends a signal frame that submits malicious input to the targeted system and cause a denial of service condition.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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