Is CVE-2018-5383 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5383 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5383?

CVE-2018-5383 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5383?

CVE-2018-5383 has an EPSS score of 0.80% (52th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5383?

Upgrade firmware-nonfree on debian 11 to 20190114-1 or later. Fixes are available for 59 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5383

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Bluetooth firmware or operating system software drivers in macOS versions before 10.13, High Sierra and iOS versions before 11.4, and Android versions before the 2018-06-05 patch may not sufficiently validate elliptic curve parameters used to generate public keys during a Diffie-Hellman key exchange, which may allow a remote attacker to obtain the encryption key used by the device.

CWE-325 CWE-347

How to fix

Remediation Available

firmware-nonfreeDebian

Fixed in:20190114-1CVE-2018-5383

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64USN-4094-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1050.54USN-4095-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-1090.101USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1047.49USN-4118-1

linux-aws-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1USN-4118-1

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1055.60USN-4094-1

linux-firmwareUbuntu

Fixed in:1.157.23USN-4351-1

Fixed in:1.173.18USN-4351-1

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1040.42USN-4094-1

linux-gke-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1040.42USN-4094-1

linux-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1021-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1021.23USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1040-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1040.42USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1040-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1040.42USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1042-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1042.42USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1043-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1043.46USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1047-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1USN-4118-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1047.49USN-4118-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1050-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1050.57USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1060-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1060.66USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-58-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-58-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.15.0-58-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-58.64USN-4094-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1054-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1054.61USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1090-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1090.101USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1118-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1118.127USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1122-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1122.128USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-159-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-159-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-159-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-159-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-159-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-159-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

linux-image-4.4.0-159-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187USN-4095-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1090.94USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1047.46USN-4118-1

linux-image-aws-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1047.47USN-4118-1

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1040.54USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1040.42USN-4094-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.60USN-4094-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.79USN-4094-1

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.60USN-4094-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.79USN-4094-1

linux-image-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1040.54USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1040.43USN-4094-1

linux-image-gke-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1040.43USN-4094-1

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1054.54USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1042.42USN-4094-1

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.60USN-4094-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.79USN-4094-1

linux-image-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.79USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1050.54USN-4094-1

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1021.15USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1021.24USN-4094-1

linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

linux-image-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

linux-image-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

linux-image-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1118.118USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1043.41USN-4094-1

linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1122.114USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1060.63USN-4094-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.159.167USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.60USN-4094-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.58.79USN-4094-1

linux-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1054.61USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1042.42USN-4094-1

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-159.187~14.04.1USN-4095-2

linux-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1050.57USN-4094-1

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1USN-4094-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1021.23USN-4094-1

linux-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1118.127USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1043.46USN-4094-1

linux-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1122.128USN-4095-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1060.66USN-4094-1

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 VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bluetooth.com

Mitigation1

cs.technion.ac.il

Third-Party Advisory9

Mailing List1

lists.debian.org

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