High severity · published Mar 30, 2018
CVE-2018-7566
The Linux kernel 4.15 has a Buffer Overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/seq by a local user
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Linux kernel 4.15 has a Buffer Overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/seq by a local user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.15 · source: NVD
CE
Communications Eagle Application Processor · Oracle
16.1.0; 16.2.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud · Suse
12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
12 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7566
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7566
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html
Patch
http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2018-February/132026.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103605
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2384
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2395
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