CVE-2018-5803

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-5803
  • Assigner
  • PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-06-12T16:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-27T16:17:25
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.2.102
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.3 4.1.51
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.3 4.9.87
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.10 4.14.25
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.15 4.15.8
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation: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
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg482523.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-sctp/msg07036.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81331/ Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=07f2c7ab6f8d0a7e7c5764c4e6cc9c52951b9d9c Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.87 Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.121 Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.15.8 Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.25 Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.51 Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.102 Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3697-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3698-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0641 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5803
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5803
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:45:01 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 07:57:35 2018-06-12T16:29Z 2018-06-12T16:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 07:57:35 2019-03-27T16:17:25 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 07:57:35 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated