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CVE-2018-21008

Published: 4 September 2019

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.16.7. A use-after-free can be caused by the function rsi_mac80211_detach in the file drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mac80211.c.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the RSI 91x Wi-Fi driver in the Linux kernel did not did not handle detach operations correctly, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-66.75)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-10.11)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-13.14)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-9.12)
trusty Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-166.195)
Patches:
Introduced by

dad0d04fa7ba41ce603a01e8e64967650303e9a2

Fixed by abd39c6ded9db53aa44c2540092bdd5fb6590fa8
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1052.54)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1002.3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty
Released (4.4.0-1056.60)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1096.107)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1002.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1052.54~16.04.1)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1003.3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1006.6)
trusty
Released (4.15.0-1061.66~14.04.1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1061.66)
linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1061.66)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1002.3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1047.50)
linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1046.49)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-66.75~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-66.75~16.04.1)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1048.48)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1003.3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1060.67)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty
Released (4.4.0-166.195~14.04.1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1059.68)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan
Released (4.15.0-1059.68)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1027.30)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1004.8)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1002.2)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1027.30~16.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1049.53)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1005.7)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1006.6)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1124.133)
linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1017.19~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1066.73)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.10)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.18~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1128.136)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H