Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-16885

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-16885

Published: December 21, 2018 / Updated: December 25, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16703
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2018-16885
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read. A local attacker can call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length, cause a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-16885

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address the vulnerability.

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