Is CVE-2017-18232 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-18232 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-18232?

CVE-2017-18232 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

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

CVE-2017-18232 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18232?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.15.17-1 or later. Fixes are available for 30 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-18232

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.15.17-1CVE-2017-18232

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1056.60USN-4163-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-1096.107USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1060-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1060.67USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1096-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1096.107USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1124-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1124.133USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1128-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1128.136USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-166-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-166-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-166-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195USN-4163-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1096.100USN-4163-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1060.60USN-4163-1

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-image-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-image-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-image-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1124.124USN-4163-1

linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1128.120USN-4163-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.166.174USN-4163-1

linux-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1060.67USN-4163-1

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-166.195~14.04.1USN-4163-2

linux-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1124.133USN-4163-1

linux-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1128.136USN-4163-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references5

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