CVE-2018-15572
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Statement
This issue affects the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and
maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security
impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For
additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life
Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Giorgi Maisuradze (Saarland University), Christian Rossow (Saarland University), Nael Abu-Ghazaleh (University of California), Esmaiel Mohammadian Koruyeh (University of California), Khaled Khasawneh (University of California), and Chengyu Song (University of California) for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation