CVE-2018-7757
MEDIUMDescription
Memory leak in the sas_smp_get_phy_events function in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many read accesses to files in the /sys/class/sas_phy directory, as demonstrated by the /sys/class/sas_phy/phy-1:0:12/invalid_dword_count file.
How to fix
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
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2003-0132 | Medium | 5.0 | 87% | - | Fix |
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| CVE-2020-9375 | High | 7.5 | 28% | - | - |
| CVE-1999-1127 | High | 7.5 | 18% | - | - |
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