CVE-2018-2926: Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: NVIDIA-GFX Kernel driver). The supported version that is af...

Description

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: NVIDIA-GFX Kernel driver). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via ISCSI to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Solaris accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.40%

69.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Solaris	11.3

References

Timeline

Published: Jul 18, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-2926?

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: NVIDIA-GFX Kernel driver). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via ISCSI to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Solaris accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).

How severe is CVE-2018-2926?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-2926 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2926?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.