SB2018050207 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel
Published: May 2, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050207
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) Error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000199)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the modify_user_hw_breakpoint() function due to error handling flaw. A local attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.