5.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not properly manage a reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a crafted application.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/4
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024854
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2