CVE-2018-5333

CVE Details

Release Date:2018-01-11
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, the rds_cmsg_atomic function in net/rds/rdma.c mishandles cases where page pinning fails or an invalid address is supplied, leading to an rds_atomic_free_op NULL pointer dereference.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 4.9
Vector String: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: Complete

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score: 5.5
Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-204802025-07-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.23.1.el6uek) ELSA-2018-41932018-08-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2018-41142018-05-22
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2018-41932018-08-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.23.1.el7uek) ELSA-2018-41932018-08-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2018-41142018-05-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2018-41932018-08-09
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) ELSA-2025-204802025-07-17
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek) OVMSA-2018-02232018-05-23


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