CVE-2018-8043

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-03-10

Description

The unimac_mdio_probe function in drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.8 does not validate certain resource availability, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

See more information about CVE-2018-8043 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

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

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4307	2018-12-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4304	2018-12-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4307	2018-12-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4509	2019-01-15
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0289	2018-12-13

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