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.
Published: 2019-01-29
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8670 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3903-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3903-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:54.187Z

Reserved: 2018-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16880

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-29T16:29:00.387

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:53:31.137

Link: CVE-2018-16880

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2019-01-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16880 - Bugzilla

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