Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-1111 |
CWE-ID | CWE-77 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU12743
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1111
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the NetworkManager integration script due to command injection. A physical attacker can return specially crafted data via dhcp and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsRed Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7 - 7.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7 - 7.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM: 6.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power: 7 - 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7
CPE2.3https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1453
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. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.