VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16885

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-01-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length which causes the read beyond the buffer boundaries, in certain cases causing a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. This issue only affects kernel version 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references