The vulnerability of the ls_recover() function in the fs/dlm/recoverd.c module exposes the support for distributed locking mechanisms in the Linux operating system’s kernel. This allows a malicious actor to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the lsrecover function in the fs/dlm/recoverd.c module, which supports Linux kernel-based distributed locking mechanisms, is related to errors in the returned values. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...