CVE-2018-25020 (High) detected in linuxlinux-4.1.18, linuxlinux-4.1.18

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CVE-2018-25020 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - linuxlinux-4.1.18, linuxlinux-4.1.18

Vulnerability Details

The BPF subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.17 mishandles situations with a long jump over an instruction sequence where inner instructions require substantial expansions into multiple BPF instructions, leading to an overflow. This affects kernel/bpf/core.c and net/core/filter.c.

Publish Date: 2021-12-08

URL: CVE-2018-25020

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

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

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-25020

Release Date: 2021-12-08

Fix Resolution: v4.17

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.