CVE-2018-13406
published 2018-07-06CVE-2018-13406: An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being…
PriorityP336high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.53%
41.9th percentile
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
Affected
18 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 4.17.6-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.17.6-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.17.6-1 | 4.17.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.17.6-1 | 4.17.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.17.6-1 | 4.17.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.17.6-1 | 4.17.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-157.207 | 3.13.0-157.207 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-134.160 | 4.4.0-134.160 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.15.0-33.36 | 4.15.0-33.36 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 2.6.24 < 3.16.58 | 3.16.58 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.17 < 3.18.114 | 3.18.114 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.19 < 4.4.139 | 4.4.139 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.10 < 4.14.53 | 4.14.53 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.17.4 | 4.17.4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.5 < 4.9.111 | 4.9.111 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-c7gj-6p66-m9ff: An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-13406 [HIGH] CWE-190 GHSA-c7gj-6p66-m9ff: An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
OSV
linux-azure, linux-oem, linux-gcp vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-28·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000200 [MEDIUM] linux-azure, linux-oem, linux-gcp vulnerabilities
linux-azure, linux-oem, linux-gcp vulnerabilities
It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory
situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux
kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1000200)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta-data information. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-10323)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate xattr information. An attacker could use
this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could c
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000200 [MEDIUM] linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory
situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux
kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1000200)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta-data information. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-10323)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate xattr information. An attacker could use
this to construct a malicious xfs image that, wh
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-10208 [MEDIUM] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical
access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10208)
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
the ACPI implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
(CVE-2017-11472)
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ACPI table parsing
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
construct a malicious ACPI table that, when loaded, caused a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-13168 [HIGH] linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly enforce permissions on kernel memory access. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly elevate
privileges. (CVE-2017-13168)
Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ext4
filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this
to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-10876, CVE-2018-10879)
Wen Xu discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ext4 filesystem
implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to construct
a malicious
OSV
linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-13168 [HIGH] linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities
linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities
USN-3753-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly enforce permissions on kernel memory access. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly elevate
privileges. (CVE-2017-13168)
Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ext4
filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this
to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-1
OSV
linux-hwe vulnerabilities
osv·2018-08-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-10002 [MEDIUM] linux-hwe vulnerabilities
linux-hwe vulnerabilities
USN-3752-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu
16.04 LTS.
It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory
situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux
kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1000200)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta-data information. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-10323)
Wen Xu discovered tha
OSV
CVE-2018-13406: An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb
osv·2018-07-06·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-13406 [HIGH] CVE-2018-13406: An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-28·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000200 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure, GCP, OEM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory
situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux
kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1000200)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta-data information. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-10323)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate xattr information. An attacker could u
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-13168 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
USN-3753-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly enforce permissions on kernel memory access. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly elevate
privileges. (CVE-2017-13168)
Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ext4
filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this
to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000200 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory
situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux
kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1000200)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta-data information. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-10323)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate xattr information. An attacker could use
this to constru
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-13168 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not
properly enforce permissions on kernel memory access. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly elevate
privileges. (CVE-2017-13168)
Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ext4
filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this
to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-10876, CVE-2018-10879)
Wen Xu discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ext4 filesystem
implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use thi
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-1000200 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
USN-3752-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu
16.04 LTS.
It was discovered that, when attempting to handle an out-of-memory
situation, a null pointer dereference could be triggered in the Linux
kernel in some circumstances. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-1000200)
Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate meta-data information. An attacker could
use this to construct a malicious xfs image that, when mounted, could
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2016-10208 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical
access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10208)
It was discovered that an information disclosure vulnerability existed in
the ACPI implementation of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory addresses).
(CVE-2017-11472)
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the ACPI table parsing
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
construct a malicious ACPI table that, when loaded, cau
Red Hat
kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service
vendor_redhat·2018-07-06·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-13406 [HIGH] CWE-190 kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service
kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
The Linux kernel was found vulnerable to an integer overflow in the drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() function. The vulnerability could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Packag
Debian
CVE-2018-13406: linux - An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesa...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-13406 [HIGH] CVE-2018-13406: linux - An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesa...
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.17.6-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.17.6-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.17.6-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.17.6-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.17.6-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-13406 kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service
bugzilla·2018-07-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-13406 [HIGH] CVE-2018-13406 kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service
CVE-2018-13406 kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service
The Linux kernel was found vulnerable to an integer overflow in the drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() function that could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges.
References:
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.4
An upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1599169]
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Notes:
the flaw is not triggerable in the Red Hat products.
1) an attacker must be able to do ioctl() to /dev/fb0 and most
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-13406 kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-07-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-13406 [HIGH] CVE-2018-13406 kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-13406 kernel: Integer overflow in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c:uvesafb_setcmap() allows for potential denial of service [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg comm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104685http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041355https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.4https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104685http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041355https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.4https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
2018-07-06
Published