Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: denial of service via vhost_net
May 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.
Provenance: internet client.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 26/04/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can send malicious vhost_net packets to Linux kernel,
in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-vhost-net-29144