Vulnerability of components of Linux operating system’s kernel’s net/sched module, allowing a hacker to cause a service failure

The vulnerability of the net/sched component of the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to the lack of memory release after the effective service life in the tcfskbmoddump function. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

PT-2024-11294 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue arises from the tcf skbmod act function assuming that packets use Ethernet as their L2 protocol, which is not always the case. This can lead to silent corruption of packets...