kernel: Memory leak in the sas_smp_get_phy_events function in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c

Memory leak in the sassmpgetphyevents function in drivers/scsi/libsas/sasexpander.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel memory exhaustion via multiple read accesses to files in the /sys/class/sasphy directory...

PT-2018-18259

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.15.8 Description: The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service due to memory consumption. This can be achieved via many read accesses to files in the /sys/class/sas phy directory. For example,...