GSD-2022-1006058 scsi: sg: Allow waiting for commands to complete on removed device
A local attacker can cause a denial of service by waiting for commands to complete on a removed SCSI generic device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1006058?
GSD-2022-1006058 is a denial of service vulnerability in Kernel, published on 17 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
scsi: sg: Allow waiting for commands to complete on removed device
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 v5.4.211 by commit f135c65085eed869d10e4e7923ce1015288618da. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1006058?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1006058?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1006058 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-2022-1006058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1006058 in the wild and no public exploit code.