CVE-2018-5332

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.45% (39th) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
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37 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · 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).

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cvss

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7.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (37)

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advisories (2)

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  • 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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published 2018-01-11modified 2026-06-17
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