Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: assertion error via sas_ex_discover_expander
September 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Tivoli Storage Manager, Linux.
Severity: 1/4.
Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 30/08/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force an assertion error via
sas_ex_discover_expander() of the Linux kernel, in order to
trigger a denial of service.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-assertion-error-via-sas-ex-discover-expander-30208