CVE-2018-16880 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00037.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106735 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16880 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03593314 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3903-2/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0