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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-18232
Linux Kernel SAS Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 mishandles a mutex within libsas, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering certain error-handling code.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2018, 4:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18232 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The Linux kernel has a denial-of-service vulnerability; update kernel packages to remediate.
  • Update the affected Linux kernel packages.
  • Reboot the system after updating.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-18232.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18232 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-18232 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-18232 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18232 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-388 CWE-19 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-388
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.15.9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.01%

score

0.24400

percentile