SB2018042617 - Fedora 26 update for kernel
Published: April 26, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042617
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1108)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the crng_ready() function due to improper initialization. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.