#VU10720 Denial of service in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-14489
Published: February 26, 2018 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10720
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14489
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c due to leveraging incorrect length validation. A local attacker can cause a denial of service.
The weakness exists in the drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c due to leveraging incorrect length validation. A local attacker can cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.