PT-2018-17181 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-06-12 · Updated 2018-08-03 · CVE-2018-5843

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to the function wma pdev div info evt handler() where there is no upper bound check on the value event->num chains valid received from firmware. This can lead to a buffer overwrite of the fixed size chain rssi result structure.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5843

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5843 · Security Note
• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 · Patch
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01 · Note