Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: NULL pointer dereference via rds_tcp_kill_sock
January 2020 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SLES.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service.
Provenance: intranet client.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 05/11/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force a NULL pointer to be dereferenced via
rds_tcp_kill_sock() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a
denial of service.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-NULL-pointer-dereference-via-rds-tcp-kill-sock-30778