The vulnerability of the Linux operating system’s kernel, which allows a hacker to trigger a service failure

The vulnerability of Linux operating system kernels relates to how it handled the I2CSMBUSBLOCKPROCCALL scenario via the ioctl I2CSMBUS with malicious input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way it handled the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL case (via the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw could allow a local user to crash the system.

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