CVE-2018-2901: Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel).

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2018-2901 is a Solaris kernel vulnerability affecting Oracle Solaris 10 and 11.2. A remote, unauthenticated attacker with network access through DHCP could cause a partial denial of service. The published CVSS vector indicates low availability impact and high attack complexity, with no confidentiality or integrity impact stated. Exposure is most relevant to environments still running Solaris 10 or 11.2 with DHCP reachable by untrusted or poorly segmented networks. Systems using static addressing or tightly controlled DHCP segments may have reduced practical exposure, but this is an inference from the DHCP access vector. Treat this as a low-priority remediation item unless affected Solaris systems support critical operations or sit on exposed DHCP networks. The business risk is service disruption, not data theft, based on the available sources. Mitigation focus: Review Oracle’s July 2018 Critical Patch Update for CVE-2018-2901 applicability.; Apply the vendor-recommended Solaris updates where affected versions are present.; Restrict DHCP exposure to trusted network segments only..

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Jun 7, 2026, 13:02 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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