#VU77496 Race condition in Linux kernel
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77496
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c. An attacker with physical access to the system can exploit the race by unplugging an emac based device and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b6bc5b8bd2d4ca9e1efa9ae0f98a0b0687ace75
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210685
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2192667
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
