Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: memory leak via consolemap
June 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Fedora, Linux.
– Severity: 1/4.
– Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service, denial of service on client.
– Provenance: user shell.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 28/05/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can create a memory leak via consolemap of the Linux
kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-memory-leak-via-consolemap-29422