CVE-2017-18232
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.15.9 - Denial of Service via SAS Error Handling Deadlock
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
33.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.15.9
Published
Mar 15, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026