The vulnerability of the verity_ctr() function in the drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c module of the device-mapper subsystem in the Linux operating system allows a attacker to execute arbitrary code and connect vulnerable hardware devices.

The vulnerability of the verityctr function in the drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c file of the device-mapper subsystem in the Linux operating system is related to the lack of verification for the types of tables that are loaded. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker with administrative...