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CVE-2018-16885

MEDIUM
Published 2019-01-03T16:00:00
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CVSS Score

V3.0
4.7
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.132
Higher than 13.2% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

The Linux Foundation

kernel

Affected Versions:

3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-cvhh-gmhx-mhv4

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16885
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
WEB https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
WEB https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16885
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1661503
WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16885
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106296

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: May 14, 2022

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16885
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106296
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
Published: 2019-01-03T16:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T10:32:54.243Z
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