The vulnerability of the writeback component in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the writeback component in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to the lack of checks for division by zero. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

PT-2023-1612 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel version 6.0.8 Description: The issue is related to a use-after-free in the inode cgwb move to attached function in fs/fs-writeback.c, which is connected to the list del entry valid function. This could potentially allow an attack...