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CVE-2018-10021 Detail

Current Description

** DISPUTED ** drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ata qc leak) by triggering certain failure conditions. NOTE: a third party disputes the relevance of this report because the failure can only occur for physically proximate attackers who unplug SAS Host Bus Adapter cables.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3.0 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089281 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
4.16


Change History

8 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-10021
NVD Published Date:
04/11/2018
NVD Last Modified:
08/24/2018