The vulnerability of the ks8851_rx_pkts() function in the drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_common.c file of the Ethernet adapter support driver for the Micrel kernel in the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ks8851rxpkts function in the drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851common.c file of the Ethernet adapter support driver in the Micrel Linux kernel is related to incorrect resource locking. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...