Medium severity · published Jun 12, 2018
CVE-2018-5803
In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling…
5.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.2.102; 3.3 before 4.1.51; 4.3 before 4.9.87; 4.10 before 4.14.25; 4.15 before 4.15.8 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
VH
Virtualization Host · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5803
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5803
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0641
Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.102
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