Description (CNA)
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8. lib/nlattr.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion) via a nested Netlink policy with a back reference.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
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References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7690aa1cdf7c4565ad6b013b324c28b685505e24
ADP enrichment
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