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CVE-2018-7492 Detail

Description

A NULL pointer dereference was found in the net/rds/rdma.c __rds_rdma_map() function in the Linux kernel before 4.14.7 allowing local attackers to cause a system panic and a denial-of-service, related to RDS_GET_MR and RDS_GET_MR_FOR_DEST.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f3069c6d33f6ae63a1668737bc78aaaa51bff7ca Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f3069c6d33f6ae63a1668737bc78aaaa51bff7ca Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103185 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103185 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1527393 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1527393 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3069c6d33f6ae63a1668737bc78aaaa51bff7ca Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f3069c6d33f6ae63a1668737bc78aaaa51bff7ca Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10096441/ Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10096441/ Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ 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/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3674-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.7 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.7 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://xorl.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/linux-kernel-rdma-null-pointer-dereference/ Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://xorl.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/linux-kernel-rdma-null-pointer-dereference/ Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-7492
NVD Published Date:
02/26/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE