SB2018052313 - Slackware Linux update for Slackware 14.2 kernel
Published: May 23, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052313
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000004)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to race condition in the sound system. A remote attacker can trigger deadlock and cause the system to crash.
2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1092)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper processing of a customized ext4 image when using the ext4_iget function, as defined in the fs/ext4/inode.c source code file. A local attacker can mount a customized ext4 image, trigger NULL pointer dereference and an Out-of-Process Space (OOPS) kernel memory error and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.