#VU11191 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-1066
Published: March 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11191
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1066
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c:setup_ntlmv2_rsp() function due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c:setup_ntlmv2_rsp() function due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 4.11.