SB2017051115 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel
Published: May 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051115
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) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18360)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition.The weakness exists due to a division-by-zero condition in the change_port_settings function, as defined in the drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c source code file. A local attacker can maliciously set high baud rates and cause the targeted system to crash
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.