#VU13360 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-5814

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#VU13360 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-5814

Published: June 8, 2018 / Updated: June 15, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13360
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-2018-5814
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to race condition when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can send multiple specially crafted USB over IP packets, trigger a use-after-free memory error or a null pointer dereference and cause the system to crash.


Remediation

The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 4.4.133, 4.9.102, 4.14.43, 4.16.11.

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