Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 22.04 LTS OpenSBI Denial of Service Vulnern USN-8853
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OpenSBI could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - opensbi: RISC-V Open Source Supervisor Binary Interface Details: It was discovered that OpenSBI did not properly validate the counter index mask in SBI PMU extension requests. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service.
OpenSBI could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
Software Description:
- opensbi: RISC-V Open Source Supervisor Binary Interface
It was discovered that OpenSBI did not properly validate the counter index
mask in SBI PMU extension requests. An attacker could use this issue to
cause a denial of service.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS opensbi 1.3-1ubuntu0.22.04.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8853-1
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