The vulnerability in the implementation of the ips_init_phase1 function in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability in the implementation of the ipsinitphase1 function, which is called from the ipsinsertdevice handler in the loaded module drivers/scsi/ips.ko of the Linux operating system, stems from a memory leak. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...