CVE-2018-16880
Published: 29 January 2019
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handle_rx() function in the [vhost_net] driver. A malicious virtual guest, under specific conditions, can trigger an out-of-bounds write in a kmalloc-8 slab on a virtual host which may lead to a kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out. Versions from v4.16 and newer are vulnerable.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Jason Wang discovered that the vhost net driver in the Linux kernel contained an out of bounds write vulnerability. An attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to cause a denial of service (host system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host kernel.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-16.19)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(4.18.0-16.17)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by e2b3b35eb9896f26c98b9a2c047d9111638059a2 |
||
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(4.18.0-1011.13)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
|
linux-aws-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.18.0-1013.13~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(4.18.0-1013.13)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
|
|
|
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.18.0-1013.13~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
|
|
|
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-9019.20)
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(4.18.0-1007.8)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
|
|
|
linux-gcp-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.18.0-1007.8~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.18.0-16.17~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-8.9~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(4.18.0-1008.8)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
|
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.3)
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1004.5)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
|
|
|
linux-oracle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9)
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1005.5)
|
| cosmic |
Released
(4.18.0-1010.12)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.0~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.0 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/25/1
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b46a0bf78ad7b150ef5910da83859f7f5a514ffd
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3903-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3903-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16880
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian