The vulnerability of the ethtool_set_coalesce() function in the net/ethtool/ioctl.c module of the Linux kernel’s networking functions allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ethtoolsetcoalesce function in the net/ethtool/ioctl.c module of the Linux kernel’s networking functions is related to the use of a NULL pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by the Linux Foundation's open source operating system Linux. A security vulnerability exists in Linux kernel, which stems from a null function pointer dereference in the ethtoolgetphystatsethtool function of the net:ethtool component...