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1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU11455

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7915

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the hid_input_field function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c due to out-of-bounds read. A physical attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information or cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU10709

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12190

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an out-of-memory condition. A local attacker can cause a memory leak and possible system lock up.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU10345

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13166

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the V4L2 video driver component of the Google Android kernel due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU9602

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15299

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the KEYS subsystem mishandles use of add_key for a key that already exists but is uninstantiated. A local attacker can supply specially crafted keys, trigger null pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Error handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU9766

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16644

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the hdpvr_probe function in drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c in the Linux kernel through in the Linux kernel. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted USB device, trigger improper error handling and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU10628

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16911

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists n the vhci_hcd driver due to insufficient security restrictions. A local attacker with a USB device attached over IP can use the affected driver to bypass security restrictions and access sensitive information, such as kernel memory addresses on the targeted system.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU11311

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16912

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the "get_pipe()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) due to out-of-bounds read. A local attacker can supply specially crafted USB over IP packet, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU11312

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16913

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the "stub_recv_cmd_submit()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) due to boundary error when handling CMD_SUBMIT packets. A local attacker can supply specially crafted USB over IP packet, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU11456

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16914

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the targtt system.

The weakness exists in the "stub_send_ret_submit()" function due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU10678

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18017

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition no the target system.

The weakness exists in the tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can leverage the presence of xt_TCPMSS in an iptables action, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU10811

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18204

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the ocfs2_setattr function and is due to boundary error. A local attacker can submit a crafted DIO request, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU11181

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18208

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the madvise_willneed function due to infinite loop. A local attacker can trigger use of MADVISE_WILLNEED for a DAX mapping and cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU10921

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18221

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the __munlock_pagevec function due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A local attacker can execute specially crafted mlockall and munlockall system calls that submit malicious input, corrupt NR_MLOCK accounting and cause the system to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU11191

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1066

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c:setup_ntlmv2_rsp() function due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

15) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU11145

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1068

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the implementation of 32 bit syscall interface. A local attacker can gain root privileges.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

16) Heap out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU10002

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5332

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to  cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the rds_message_alloc_sgs() function due to improper validation of DMA page allocation values. A local attacker can trigger a heap-based out-of-bounds write and cause the system to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

17) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU10001

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5333

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: Yes

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the rds_cmsg_atomic function due to insufficient handling of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the system to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

18) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU11182

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6927

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the futex_requeue function due to integer overflow. A local attacker can trigger a negative wake or requeue value and cause the service to crash.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

19) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU11458

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7566

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write while ALSA sequencer core initializes the event pool on demand by invoking snd_seq_pool_init() when the first write happens and the pool is empty. A local attacker can trigger buffer overflow and use after free and reset the pool size manually via ioctl concurrently and write arbitrary files.

Update the affected packages.

SUSE Linux: 12

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https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.