CVE-2018-5332
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the Linux kernel through 3.2, the rds_message_alloc_sgs() function does not validate a value that is used during DMA page allocation, leading to a heap-based out-of-bounds write (related to the rds_rdma_extra_size function in net/rds/rdma.c).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (37)
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- Avaya Aura Application Enablement Servicesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:avaya:aura_application_enablement_services:-
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0532Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-05-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Daten einzusehen oder seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1600Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2018-01-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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sources
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references (50)
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c095508770aebf1b9218e77026e48345d719b17ccnnvd
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wsscnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102507cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0470cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=60daca9efbb3e4109ebc1f7069543e5573fc124ecnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c095508770aebf1b9218e77026e48345d719b17cPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c095508770aebf1b9218e77026e48345d719b17ccnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
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