Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: assertion error via sas_ex_discover_expander

Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: assertion error via sas_ex_discover_expander

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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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