CVE-2018-21008
RSI Linux Wireless Driver Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 4, 2019, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:02 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected Linux kernel packages.
- Install the latest security updates for your system.
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-2018-21008.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-21008 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-2018-21008
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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-21008 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-21008 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=abd39c6ded9db53aa44c2540092bdd5fb6590fa8 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2019
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 https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.7 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.7 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=abd39c6ded9db53aa44c2540092bdd5fb6590fa8 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=abd39c6ded9db53aa44c2540092bdd5fb6590fa8 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.16.7
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.30%
score
0.22131
percentile