CVE-2018-16880 (GCVE-0-2018-16880)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-29 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:32
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106735 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03593314 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Impacted products
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The Linux Foundation kernel Affected: from v4.16 and newer
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