Linux kernel is vulnerable to denial of service(DoS) attacks. This exists in the sas_smp_get_phy_events
function in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion) via multiple read accesses to files in the /sys/class/sas_phy directory.
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4a491b1ab11ca0556d2fda1ff1301e862a2d44c4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103348
access.redhat.com/articles/3553061
access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.6_release_notes/index
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18360
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18690
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322930
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488484
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1504058
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1507027
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1542494
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1557434
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1557599
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1558328
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1561162
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1563697
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1564186
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1568167
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1572983
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1584775
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1592654
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1609717
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4a491b1ab11ca0556d2fda1ff1301e862a2d44c4
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/
usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/
usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188