Vulnerability identifier: #VU19564
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to access sensitive information on a targeted system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper memory operations performed by the "phy-ocelot-serdes.c" file. A local authenticated attacker can make a malicious request, cause an off-by-one out-of-bounds read condition and access sensitive information on the targeted system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 4.0 - 4.0.9, 4.1 - 4.1.52
External links
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6acb47d1a318e5b3b7115354ebc4ea060c59d3a1
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6acb47d1a318e5b3b7115354ebc4ea060c59d3a1
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.