Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20187995000
Revision Date:2018-03-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-7995 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - negligible.
Description:** DISPUTED ** Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the x86 machine check handler in the Linux kernel. A local privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-7995
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'linux' package in artful is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-raspi2' package in artful is affected and needs fixing.
  • OR The 'linux-snapdragon' package in artful was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1093.98').
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