Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: NULL pointer dereference via __netlink_ns_capable
December 2018 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Linux, RHEL.
Severity: 1/4.
Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 27/11/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force a NULL pointer to be dereferenced via
__netlink_ns_capable() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a
denial of service.
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