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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-10021
Linux SCSI Driver SAS Host Bus Adapter Denial of Service
Description

drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ata qc leak) by triggering certain failure conditions. NOTE: a third party disputes the relevance of this report because the failure can only occur for physically proximate attackers who unplug SAS Host Bus Adapter cables

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10021 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Updating the kernel packages will address the denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update the affected kernel packages.
  • Reboot the system if required.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-10021 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-10021.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089281 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089281 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-10021 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-10021 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-10021 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10021 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089281
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ata qc leak) by triggering certain failure conditions. NOTE: a third party disputes the relevance of this report because the failure can only occur for physically proximate attackers who unplug SAS Host Bus Adapter cables. drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ata qc leak) by triggering certain failure conditions. NOTE: a third party disputes the relevance of this report because the failure can only occur for physically proximate attackers who unplug SAS Host Bus Adapter cables
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-399 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3696-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089281 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089281 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/318aaf34f1179b39fa9c30fa0f3288b645beee39 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.16
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ata qc leak) by triggering certain failure conditions. ** DISPUTED ** drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c in the Linux kernel before 4.16 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ata qc leak) by triggering certain failure conditions. NOTE: a third party disputes the relevance of this report because the failure can only occur for physically proximate attackers who unplug SAS Host Bus Adapter cables.
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1089281 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.08609

percentile