5.5

CVE-2017-18232: linux linux_kernel

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18232DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18232
Published 15-03-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18232 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2
DSA-4187-1RHSA-2018:3083RHSA-2018:3096USN-4163-1USN-4163-2

Timeline

  1. 15-03-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu16 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-166.195
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1056.60 | < 4.4.0-1096.107
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-fips< 4.4.0-1023.28 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.15.17-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 18 products

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