SB2017121448 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel
Published: December 14, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017121448
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6927)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the futex_requeue function due to integer overflow. A local attacker can trigger a negative wake or requeue value and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.