CVE-2018-13406

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-13406
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-07-06T14:29:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-24T18:37:35
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-190 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.17.4
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713 Patch
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.4 Release Notes
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104685 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041355 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13406
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-13406
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:44:58 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 09:08:58 2018-07-06T14:29Z 2018-07-06T14:29:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 09:08:58 2019-03-27T19:31:48 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 09:08:58 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-16 19:07:51 Analyzed Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-24 19:07:57 2023-02-24T18:37:35 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-24 19:07:57 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated