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Synthesis of the vulnerability
An attacker can force the usage of a freed memory area via try_merge_free_space() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to run code.Impacted products: Linux.Severity of this bulletin: 2/4.Creation date: 09/12/2019.Références of this threat: CVE-2019-19448, VIGILANCE-VUL-31095.
Description of the vulnerability
An attacker can force the usage of a freed memory area via try_merge_free_space() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to run code.Full bulletin, software filtering, emails, fixes, ... (Request your free trial)
This computer vulnerability note impacts software or systems such as Linux.
Our Vigil@nce team determined that the severity of this computer vulnerability announce is medium.
The trust level is of type confirmed by the editor, with an origin of physical access.
A proof of concept or an attack tool is available, so your teams have to process this alert. An attacker with a technician ability can exploit this cybersecurity announce.
Solutions for this threat
Linux kernel: patch for try_merge_free_space.A patch is indicated in information sources.Full bulletin, software filtering, emails, fixes, ... ( vigil linux kernel after merge space analyzed
