Vulnerability Name:

CCN-107870

Published:2015-11-04
Updated:2015-11-04
Summary:Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the production of unlimited number of warning messages. By sending specially crafted NETLINK packets, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to flood the kernel and the system log with excessive warning messages.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: oss-sec Mailing List, Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:27:32 -0500 (EST)
Re: CVE request -- Linux kernel: selinux: rate-limit unrecognized netlink message warnings in selinux_nlmsg_perm()

Source: CCN
Type: The Linux Kernel Archives Web site
The Linux Kernel Archives

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1278005
kernel: non-limited printk warning in security/selinux/hooks.c

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-netlink-dos(107870)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    linux linux kernel *