CVE-2018-20836 (High) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

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CVE-2018-20836 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 0c6c8d8c809f697cd5fc581c6c08e9ad646c55a8

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (3)

/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c /drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c /drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20. There is a race condition in smp_task_timedout() and smp_task_done() in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c, leading to a use-after-free.

Publish Date: 2019-05-07

URL: CVE-2018-20836

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20836

Release Date: 2019-05-07

Fix Resolution: v4.20-rc1

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.