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CVE-2018-5332 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel through 3.2, the rds_message_alloc_sgs() function does not validate a value that is used during DMA page allocation, leading to a heap-based out-of-bounds write (related to the rds_rdma_extra_size function in net/rds/rdma.c).


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c095508770aebf1b9218e77026e48345d719b17c Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102507 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0470 Third Party Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=60daca9efbb3e4109ebc1f7069543e5573fc124e Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c095508770aebf1b9218e77026e48345d719b17c Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-5332
NVD Published Date:
01/11/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/24/2023
Source:
MITRE