Linux block-core Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the biopoll function in the block/blk-core.c module, which supports the block-level kernel in the Linux operating system, is related to the pointer dereferencing due to poor synchronization. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

kernel: Use-after-free in __blk_drain_queue() function in block/blk-core.c

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s block driver implementation blkdrainqueue function where a use-after-free condition could be triggered while draining the outstanding command queue in the systems block device subsystem. An attacker could use this flaw to crash the system or corrupt local...