CVE-2018-16885

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.

CVSS Version 3.0

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16885
Base Score: 5.5
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

redhat

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16885
Base Score: 4.7
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS Version 2.0

nvd

CVE ID: CVE-2018-16885
Base Score: 4.9
Base Severity: MEDIUM
Vector String:AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Refrence: NVDMITRE