#VU63656 Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-25673
Published: May 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63656
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-2020-25673
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control consumption of internal resources in non-blocking socket in llcp_sock_connect() function. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PW3OASG7OEMHANDWBM5US5WKTOC76KMH/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/01/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTVACC6PGS6OSD3EYY7FZUAZT2EUMFH5/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/01/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VEIEGQXUW37YHZ5MTAZTDCIMHUN26NJS/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210702-0008/