CVE-2017-2618
Medium
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of clearing SELinux attributes on /proc/pid/attr files before 4.9.10. An empty (null) write to this file can crash the system by causing the system to attempt to access unmapped kernel memory.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJul 27, 2018
First seenJul 27, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-193CWE-193
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.9.10 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 4.9.10 | 4.9.10 |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3, 7.4 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | — |
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