CVE-2018-14625
Medium
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel where an attacker may be able to have an uncontrolled read to kernel-memory from within a vm guest. A race condition between connect() and close() function may allow an attacker using the AF_VSOCK protocol to gather a 4 byte information leak or possibly intercept or corrupt AF_VSOCK messages destined to other clients.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 10, 2018
First seenSep 10, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-416Use after free
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | No range specified | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0 | — |
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