#VU22952 Resource exhaustion in Intel Ethernet 700 Series and Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software - CVE-2019-0146 

 

#VU22952 Resource exhaustion in Intel Ethernet 700 Series and Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software - CVE-2019-0146

Published: November 25, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22952
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0146
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Intel Ethernet 700 Series
Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software
Software vendor:
Intel

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a resource leak in i40e driver. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service attack on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links