CVE-2018-10689

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-05-02
CWE:
CWE-120
Bugzilla:
1575119: CVE-2018-10689 blktrace: buffer overflow in the dev_map_read function in btt/devmap.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

blktrace (aka Block IO Tracing) 1.2.0, as used with the Linux kernel and Android, has a buffer overflow in the dev_map_read function in btt/devmap.c because the device and devno arrays are too small, as demonstrated by an invalid free when using the btt program with a crafted file.

Find out more about CVE-2018-10689 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a security impact of Low, and a future update may address this flaw.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 4.8
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 blktrace Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 blktrace Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 blktrace Will not fix

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