CVE-2018-14622
A null-pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libtirpc. The return value of makefd_xprt() was not checked in all instances, which could lead to a crash when the server exhausted the maximum number of available file descriptors. A remote attacker could cause an rpc-based application to crash by flooding it with new connections.
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CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libtirpc) | RHBA-2017:1991 | 2017-08-01 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | libtirpc | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | libtirpc | Not affected |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | libntirpc | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtirpc | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | libntirpc | Not affected |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | libntirpc | Not affected |