SB2018012807 - Fedora 27 update for kernel



SB2018012807 - Fedora 27 update for kernel

Published: January 28, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018012807
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000004)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.