SB2017091539 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel xfs
Published: September 15, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017091539
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14340)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b31ff3cdf540110da4572e3e29bd172087af65cc
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/436
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100851
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491344
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b31ff3cdf540110da4572e3e29bd172087af65cc