Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: buffer overflow via psi_write
April 2021 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/?langue=2
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Android OS, Linux, openSUSE Leap.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: administrator access/rights, denial of service on
server.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 08/02/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via psi_write() of the
Linux kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service, and
possibly to run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-buffer-overflow-via-psi-write-34505