What is CVE-2017-18232?

CVE-2017-18232 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2017-18232 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18232?

CVE-2017-18232 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18232?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18232. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-18232 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18232 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-18232

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-03-15

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-18232 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103423

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0558f33c06bb910e2879e355192227a8e8f0219d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-18232

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-03-15

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18232?

CVE-2017-18232 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2017-18232 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18232?

CVE-2017-18232 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18232?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18232. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-18232 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-18232 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.