Linux Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 28 Aug 2018 10:16 Release Date: 28 Aug 2018 5103 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Linux

A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel. A remote user can exploit this vulnerability to trigger denial of service on the targeted system.

Impact

Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

Linux kernel versoins 4.0-rc1 to 4.13-rc4

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

The vendor has issued source code fix:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=40413955ee265a5e42f710940ec78f5450d49149

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2018-10938

Source

SecurityTracker