SB2018073056 - Fedora 27 update for kernel, kernel-headers
Published: July 30, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018073056
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14678)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an uninitialized %ebx state error in a failsafe callback path on x86 PV systems. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.