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CVE-2018-1108

Published: May 21, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-330
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-330

Affected Products

driverskernel
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux kernellinux
On-premOS
Operating Systems
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
kerneloss-projectOperating Systems
linuxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka the linux kernel
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
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Timeline

Published
May 21, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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