Buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - CVE-2018-5742
Published: December 18, 2018 / Updated: December 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16613
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5742
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and assertion error when debug log level is 10 to cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5742
Install update from vendor's website.