CVE-2018-1108 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-1108

Vendor Kernel
Product drivers
Weakness CWE-330 · Insufficient randomness
Published May 21, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 21, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated