Fedora 28 update for kernel



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-11506
CWE-ID CWE-121
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13070

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11506

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the sr_do_ioctl function, as defined in the drivers/scsi/sr_ioctl.c source code file due to differing buffer sizes in the CDROM layer and the SCSI layer. A local attacker can submit specially crafted input, trigger a stack-based overflow and cause the system to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 28

kernel: before 4.16.13-300.fc28

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-93af520878


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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