CVE-2018-5390
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Statement
Red Hat Product Security is aware of this issue. Updates will be released as they become available. For additional information, please refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article: https://access.redhat.com/articles/3553061
This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, its real-time kernel, Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for ARM 64, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power 9. Future kernel updates for the respective releases will address this issue.
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, but to a lesser degree. As such, the issue severity for RHEL5 is considered Moderate. This is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of the product due to its life cycle and the issue severity. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.2) (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2790 | 2018-09-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2384 | 2018-08-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 7.4 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2776 | 2018-09-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.5 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2933 | 2018-10-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.7 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2645 | 2018-09-04 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.6 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2924 | 2018-10-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 7.2 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2790 | 2018-09-25 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts (redhat-release-virtualization-host) | RHSA-2018:2403 | 2018-08-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.4 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2791 | 2018-09-25 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2018:2789 | 2018-09-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2390 | 2018-08-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 7.3 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2785 | 2018-09-25 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel-alt) | RHSA-2018:2948 | 2018-10-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.2 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2790 | 2018-09-25 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts (rhvm-appliance) | RHSA-2018:2402 | 2018-08-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 6.6) (kernel) | RHSA-2018:2924 | 2018-10-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2018:2395 | 2018-08-14 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |