CVE-2017-18232

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.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083	vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d	patch vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423	vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d	third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18232?: CVE-2017-18232 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18232?: To fix CVE-2017-18232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-18232 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-18232 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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