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HistoryFeb 20, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel vulnerability

2024-02-2000:00:00
ubuntu.com
14
ubuntu
esm
linux kernel
netfilter
connection tracker
vulnerability
denial of service
memory exhaustion

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • linux - Linux kernel

Details

It was discovered that the netfilter connection tracker for netlink in the
Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some error
conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion).

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%