SB2018022810 - Denial of service in Linux Kernel
Published: February 28, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022810
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) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18208)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the madvise_willneed function due to infinite loop. A local attacker can trigger use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.