Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-14678 |
CWE-ID | CWE-388 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU14156
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14678
CWE-ID:
CWE-388 - Error Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an uninitialized %ebx state error in a failsafe callback path on x86 PV systems. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel: 4.4.140 - 4.17.11
External linkshttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-274.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.