Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2017-18232
The Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 mishandles a mutex within libsas, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering certain error-handling code.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18232?
- CVE-2017-18232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18232?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.