Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2018-16847 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU16556
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16847
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in nvme_cmb_ops routines in nvme device due to OOB heap buffer read access issue in the NVM Express Controller emulation'. An adjacent attacker can crash the QEMU process resulting in DoS or potentially run arbitrary code with privileges of the QEMU process.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00036.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.