#VU7204 Memory corruption in OpenBSD 

 

#VU7204 Memory corruption in OpenBSD

Published: June 26, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7204
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: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenBSD
Software vendor:
OpenBSD

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to memory free error in wsmux_getmux(). A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the kernel to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links