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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:27164
HistorySep 21, 2020 - 6:39 a.m.

Denial Of Service (DoS)

2020-09-2106:39:35
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
16
denial of service
linux kernel
nbd.c
vulnerability
malicious input

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

32.8%

Linux kernel is vulnerable to denial of service. The vulnerability exists because nbd_genl_status in drivers/block/nbd.c does not check the nla_nest_start_noflag return value which allows an attacker to crash the application via malicious input.