Vulnerability identifier: #VU21516
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the drivers/nvme/target/fc.c. A local user can run a specially crafted application on the system, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 4.0 - 4.0.9, 4.1 - 4.1.52, 4.2 - 4.2.8, 4.3 - 4.3.6, 4.4 - 4.4.194, 4.5 - 4.5.7, 4.6 - 4.6.7, 4.7 - 4.7.10, 4.8 - 4.8.17, 4.9 - 4.9.194, 4.10 - 4.10.17, 4.11 - 4.11.12, 4.12 - 4.12.14, 4.13 - 4.13.16
External links
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0c319d3a144d4b8f1ea2047fd614d2149b68f889
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0c319d3a144d4b8f1ea2047fd614d2149b68f889
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.