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Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: overload via set_memory_region_test
May 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerabilities-watch-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Linux, openSUSE Leap, SLES.
Severity: 1/4.
Consequences: denial of service on server.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 16/04/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger an overload via set_memory_region_test()
of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-overload-via-set-memory-region-test-35094
