#VU13563 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-5848
Published: July 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13563
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5848
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists In the function wmi_set_ie() due to the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. A local attacker can supply a large value of the 'ie_len' argument, trigger memory corruption and gain root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.