Is CVE-2018-16885 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-16885 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-16885?

CVE-2018-16885 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-16885?

CVE-2018-16885 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16885?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.16.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 79 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-16885

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.16.2-1CVE-2018-16885

bpftoolRed Hat / RHEL

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kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

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kernel-rt-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

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kernel-toolsRed Hat / RHEL

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kernel-toolsRocky

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kernel-tools-debuginfoRocky

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kernel-tools-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

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kernel-tools-libsRed Hat / RHEL

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references2

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