SB2017120613 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel
Published: December 6, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017120613
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7492)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in the net/rds/rdma.c __rds_rdma_map() function. A local attacker can cause the system to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.