VDB
CVE-2018-1118
CVE-2018-1118
PUBLISHED
Linux kernel vhost since version 4.8 does not properly initialize memory in messages passed between virtual guests and the host operating system in the vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg() function. This can allow local privileged users to read some kernel memory contents when reading from the /dev/vhost-net device file.
EPSS 0.11% · 28.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.11%
28.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.13.0-1005.5, 4.13.0-1006.6, 4.13.0-1008.8 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux | 4.15.0-32.35, 4.15.0-12.13, 4.15.0-15.16 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1022.23, 4.15.0-1021.21, 4.15.0-1019.19 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1011.11, 0, 4.15.0-1001.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0, 4.13.0-1005.7, 4.15.0-1022.22~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem | 4.15.0-1012.15, 0, 4.15.0-1002.3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.10.0-1004.4, 0, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1010.10, 4.15.0-1012.12, 4.15.0-1004.4 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1009.9, 0, 4.15.0-1001.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | *, *, * |
Timeline
- May 10, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1118 third-party-advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/27/833 third-party-advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/5/29/1324 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3762-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3762-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1118 third-party-advisory