CVE-2018-16880
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Jan 29, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 11, 2018
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handle_rx() function in the [vhost_net] driver. A malicious virtual guest, under specific conditions, can trigger an out-of-bounds write in a kmalloc-8 slab on a virtual host which may lead to a kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out. Versions from v4.16 and newer are vulnerable.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | redhat |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
kernelThe Linux Foundation |
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References
- USN-3903-2vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16880
- 106735vdb-entry
- USN-3903-1vendor-advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03593314
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1404vendor-advisory
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