7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-5344
Kernel Bug Linux Loop Device Denial of Service
Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, drivers/block/loop.c mishandles lo_release serialization, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (__lock_acquire use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2018, 9:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-5344 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5344 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 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat virtualization
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
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-2018-5344.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102503 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ Third Party Advisory

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Born at : Oct. 14, 2018, 12:38 p.m. This repo has been linked 339 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-5344 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5344 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-416 CWE-416 CWE-362
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102503 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102503 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ae6650163c66a7eff1acd6eb8b0f752dcfa8eba5 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.14.13
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102503 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5344 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-2018-5344 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26165

percentile

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