GSD-2022-1005031 mm/damon/dbgfs: avoid duplicate context directory creation
A local attacker with high privileges can cause a denial of service by triggering duplicate context directory creation in the DAMON debugfs interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1005031?
GSD-2022-1005031 is a denial of service vulnerability in Kernel, published on 16 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mm/damon/dbgfs: avoid duplicate context directory creation
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.19.6 by commit c035edae0dad1aff599ce2d3ecb8d91d90ec5da0, it was introduced in version v5.15 by commit 75c1c2b53c78bf3b3188ebb7b3508dadbf98bba1. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1005031?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1005031?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1005031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is GSD-2022-1005031 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1005031 in the wild and no public exploit code.