CVE-2018-5803 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

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CVE-2018-5803 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

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: 22324ae9738f0a1eeb173ff05137c8317c350189

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c

Vulnerability Details

In the Linux Kernel before version 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102, an error in the "_sctp_make_chunk()" function (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) when handling SCTP packets length can be exploited to cause a kernel crash.

Publish Date: 2018-06-12

URL: CVE-2018-5803

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5803

Release Date: 2018-06-12

Fix Resolution: 4.15.8,4.14.25,4.9.87,4.4.121,4.1.51,3.2.102

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