SB2018022708 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel



SB2018022708 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel

Published: February 27, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018022708
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18203)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the dm_get_from_kobject function due to race condition. A local attacker can cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.