CVE-2018-16885 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-16885

Vendor The Linux Foundation
Product kernel
Weakness CWE-125
Published January 3, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

4.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length which causes the read beyond the buffer boundaries, in certain cases causing a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. This issue only affects kernel version 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 3, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated