Vulnerability identifier: #VU69757
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-401
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the bnx2x_tpa_stop() function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c. A local user can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=b43f9acbb8942b05252be83ac25a81cec70cc192
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.