CVE-2018-16885
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length which causes the read beyond the buffer boundaries, in certain cases causing a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. This issue only affects kernel version 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-16885
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2019-01-03T16:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T04:52:35
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.10.0 | 3.10.90 |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106296 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16885 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1661503 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16885 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16885 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16885 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:39:25 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 15:58:59 | 2019-01-03T16:29Z | 2019-01-03T16:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 15:58:59 | 2019-08-06T17:15:29 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 15:58:59 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:08:59 | 2023-02-02T21:18:14 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:09:00 | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length which causes the read beyond the buffer boundaries, in certain cases causing a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. This issue only affects kernel version 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length. This can cause a read beyond the buffer boundaries flaw and, in certain cases, cause a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 22:09:00 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 05:10:34 | 2023-02-13T04:52:35 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 05:10:34 | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length. This can cause a read beyond the buffer boundaries flaw and, in certain cases, cause a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length which causes the read beyond the buffer boundaries, in certain cases causing a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. This issue only affects kernel version 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. | Description | updated |