ubuntu-cve-2018-16880
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-01-29 00:00
Modified
2025-09-08 16:45
Summary
Details
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handle_rx() function in the [vhost_net] driver. A malicious virtual guest, under specific conditions, can trigger an out-of-bounds write in a kmalloc-8 slab on a virtual host which may lead to a kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out. Versions from v4.16 and newer are vulnerable.
Severity
7.0 (High)
5.9 (Medium)
7.0 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"details": "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel\u0027s handle_rx() function in the [vhost_net] driver. A malicious virtual guest, under specific conditions, can trigger an out-of-bounds write in a kmalloc-8 slab on a virtual host which may lead to a kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out. Versions from v4.16 and newer are vulnerable.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16880",
"modified": "2025-09-08T16:45:01Z",
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Nomenclature
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