CVE-2018-16885

unknown

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CVSS v3

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VIR risk

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Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`3.16.2-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`3.16.2-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`3.16.2-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`3.16.2-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`3.16.2-1`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16885

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