#VU14181 Use-after-free error in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-14734

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14181

Vulnerability 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-2018-14734

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the ucma_leave_multicast() function, as defined in the drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c source code file of the affected software, could allow access to a certain data structure after it has been allocated and freed in the ucma_process_join() function. A local attacker can send a specially request that submits malicious input, trigger use-after-free error and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.15 - 4.17.11

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb2595c1393b4a5211534e6f0a0fbad369e21ad8

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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.