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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:27755
HistoryNov 05, 2020 - 3:09 a.m.

Denial Of Service (DoS)

2020-11-0503:09:32
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
29
denial of service
kernel vulnerability
memory leak
memory consumption
software vulnerability

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

69.9%

kernel is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (DoS). The vulnerability exists through a memory leak in the __ipmi_bmc_register() function in drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering ida_simple_get() failure.