Fedora 26 update for kernel



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-18232
CWE-ID CWE-388
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Error handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU12157

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18232

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) implementation due to mishandling of a mutex within libsas. A local attacker can trigger certain error-handling code and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 26

kernel: before 4.15.12-201.fc26

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-ba39fc0e07


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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