Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-16885 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
linux
redhat
CWE-125
nessus

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
100
OS
Redhat
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Overread Buffers
    An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.

Nessus

  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20190806_KERNEL_ON_SL7_X.NASL
    descriptionSecurity Fix(es) : - Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900) - Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489) - kernel: Buffer overflow in hidp_process_report (CVE-2018-9363) - kernel: l2tp: Race condition between pppol2tp_session_create() and l2tp_eth_create() (CVE-2018-9517) - kernel: kvm: guest userspace to guest kernel write (CVE-2018-10853) - kernel: use-after-free Read in vhost_transport_send_pkt (CVE-2018-14625) - kernel: use-after-free in ucma_leave_multicast in drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c (CVE-2018-14734) - kernel: Mishandling of indirect calls weakens Spectre mitigation for paravirtual guests (CVE-2018-15594) - kernel: TLB flush happens too late on mremap (CVE-2018-18281) - kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT (CVE-2019-3459) - kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_PARSE_CONF_RSP (CVE-2019-3460) - kernel: denial of service vector through vfio DMA mappings (CVE-2019-3882) - kernel: fix race condition between mmget_not_zero()/get_task_mm() and core dumping (CVE-2019-11599) - kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c leading to DoS (CVE-2019-11810) - kernel: fs/ext4/extents.c leads to information disclosure (CVE-2019-11833) - kernel: Information exposure in fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/floppy.c (CVE-2018-7755) - kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl () can lead to potential denial of service (CVE-2018-8087) - kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c (CVE-2018-9516) - kernel: Integer overflow in the alarm_timer_nsleep function (CVE-2018-13053) - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookup_slow function (CVE-2018-13093) - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in xfs_da_shrink_inode function (CVE-2018-13094) - kernel: NULL pointer dereference in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c (CVE-2018-13095) - kernel: Information leak in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status (CVE-2018-16658) - kernel: out-of-bound read in memcpy_fromiovecend() (CVE-2018-16885) - Kernel: KVM: leak of uninitialized stack contents to guest (CVE-2019-7222)
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2019-08-27
    plugin id128226
    published2019-08-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/128226
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2019-2043.NASL
    descriptionAn update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Security Fix(es) : * Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900) * Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489) * kernel: Buffer overflow in hidp_process_report (CVE-2018-9363) * kernel: l2tp: Race condition between pppol2tp_session_create() and l2tp_eth_create() (CVE-2018-9517) * kernel: kvm: guest userspace to guest kernel write (CVE-2018-10853) * kernel: use-after-free Read in vhost_transport_send_pkt (CVE-2018-14625) * kernel: use-after-free in ucma_leave_multicast in drivers/infiniband/core/ ucma.c (CVE-2018-14734) * kernel: Mishandling of indirect calls weakens Spectre mitigation for paravirtual guests (CVE-2018-15594) * kernel: TLB flush happens too late on mremap (CVE-2018-18281) * kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT (CVE-2019-3459) * kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_PARSE_CONF_RSP (CVE-2019-3460) * kernel: denial of service vector through vfio DMA mappings (CVE-2019-3882) * kernel: fix race condition between mmget_not_zero()/get_task_mm() and core dumping (CVE-2019-11599) * kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/scsi/megaraid/ megaraid_sas_base.c leading to DoS (CVE-2019-11810) * kernel: fs/ext4/extents.c leads to information disclosure (CVE-2019-11833) * kernel: Information exposure in fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/ floppy.c (CVE-2018-7755) * kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/ mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl() can lead to potential denial of service (CVE-2018-8087) * kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/ hid/hid-debug.c (CVE-2018-9516) * kernel: Integer overflow in the alarm_timer_nsleep function (CVE-2018-13053) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookup_slow function (CVE-2018-13093) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in xfs_da_shrink_inode function (CVE-2018-13094) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c (CVE-2018-13095) * kernel: Information leak in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status (CVE-2018-16658) * kernel: out-of-bound read in memcpy_fromiovecend() (CVE-2018-16885) * Kernel: KVM: leak of uninitialized stack contents to guest (CVE-2019-7222) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes : For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
    last seen2020-04-23
    modified2019-08-12
    plugin id127655
    published2019-08-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/127655
    titleRHEL 7 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2019:2043)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2019-2029.NASL
    descriptionAn update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es) : * Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900) * Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489) * kernel: Buffer overflow in hidp_process_report (CVE-2018-9363) * kernel: l2tp: Race condition between pppol2tp_session_create() and l2tp_eth_create() (CVE-2018-9517) * kernel: kvm: guest userspace to guest kernel write (CVE-2018-10853) * kernel: use-after-free Read in vhost_transport_send_pkt (CVE-2018-14625) * kernel: use-after-free in ucma_leave_multicast in drivers/infiniband/core/ ucma.c (CVE-2018-14734) * kernel: Mishandling of indirect calls weakens Spectre mitigation for paravirtual guests (CVE-2018-15594) * kernel: TLB flush happens too late on mremap (CVE-2018-18281) * kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT (CVE-2019-3459) * kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_PARSE_CONF_RSP (CVE-2019-3460) * kernel: denial of service vector through vfio DMA mappings (CVE-2019-3882) * kernel: fix race condition between mmget_not_zero()/get_task_mm() and core dumping (CVE-2019-11599) * kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/scsi/megaraid/ megaraid_sas_base.c leading to DoS (CVE-2019-11810) * kernel: fs/ext4/extents.c leads to information disclosure (CVE-2019-11833) * kernel: Information exposure in fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/ floppy.c (CVE-2018-7755) * kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/ mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl() can lead to potential denial of service (CVE-2018-8087) * kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/ hid/hid-debug.c (CVE-2018-9516) * kernel: Integer overflow in the alarm_timer_nsleep function (CVE-2018-13053) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookup_slow function (CVE-2018-13093) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in xfs_da_shrink_inode function (CVE-2018-13094) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c (CVE-2018-13095) * kernel: Information leak in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status (CVE-2018-16658) * kernel: out-of-bound read in memcpy_fromiovecend() (CVE-2018-16885) * Kernel: KVM: leak of uninitialized stack contents to guest (CVE-2019-7222) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes : For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
    last seen2020-04-16
    modified2019-09-11
    plugin id128651
    published2019-09-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/128651
    titleCentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2019:2029)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2019-2029.NASL
    descriptionAn update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fix(es) : * Kernel: vhost_net: infinite loop while receiving packets leads to DoS (CVE-2019-3900) * Kernel: page cache side channel attacks (CVE-2019-5489) * kernel: Buffer overflow in hidp_process_report (CVE-2018-9363) * kernel: l2tp: Race condition between pppol2tp_session_create() and l2tp_eth_create() (CVE-2018-9517) * kernel: kvm: guest userspace to guest kernel write (CVE-2018-10853) * kernel: use-after-free Read in vhost_transport_send_pkt (CVE-2018-14625) * kernel: use-after-free in ucma_leave_multicast in drivers/infiniband/core/ ucma.c (CVE-2018-14734) * kernel: Mishandling of indirect calls weakens Spectre mitigation for paravirtual guests (CVE-2018-15594) * kernel: TLB flush happens too late on mremap (CVE-2018-18281) * kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT (CVE-2019-3459) * kernel: Heap address information leak while using L2CAP_PARSE_CONF_RSP (CVE-2019-3460) * kernel: denial of service vector through vfio DMA mappings (CVE-2019-3882) * kernel: fix race condition between mmget_not_zero()/get_task_mm() and core dumping (CVE-2019-11599) * kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/scsi/megaraid/ megaraid_sas_base.c leading to DoS (CVE-2019-11810) * kernel: fs/ext4/extents.c leads to information disclosure (CVE-2019-11833) * kernel: Information exposure in fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/ floppy.c (CVE-2018-7755) * kernel: Memory leak in drivers/net/wireless/ mac80211_hwsim.c:hwsim_new_radio_nl() can lead to potential denial of service (CVE-2018-8087) * kernel: HID: debug: Buffer overflow in hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/ hid/hid-debug.c (CVE-2018-9516) * kernel: Integer overflow in the alarm_timer_nsleep function (CVE-2018-13053) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in lookup_slow function (CVE-2018-13093) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in xfs_da_shrink_inode function (CVE-2018-13094) * kernel: NULL pointer dereference in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c (CVE-2018-13095) * kernel: Information leak in cdrom_ioctl_drive_status (CVE-2018-16658) * kernel: out-of-bound read in memcpy_fromiovecend() (CVE-2018-16885) * Kernel: KVM: leak of uninitialized stack contents to guest (CVE-2019-7222) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes : For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
    last seen2020-04-16
    modified2019-08-12
    plugin id127650
    published2019-08-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/127650
    titleRHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2019:2029)

Redhat

advisories
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2019:2029
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2019:2043
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