Linux kernel unimac_mdio_probe Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8043)

Linux kernel unimac_mdio_probe Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8043)
Linux kernel unimac_mdio_probe Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8043)

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Affected Systems:

Linux kernel <= 4.15.8

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2018-8043

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

In Linux kernel 4.15.8 and earlier versions, the drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c/unimac_mdio_probe function does not validate certain resource availability, allowing local users to exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/297a6961ffb8ff4dc66c9fbf53b924bd1dda05d5
Http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit? Id = 297a6961ffb8ff4dc66c9fbf53b924bd1dda05d5

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