What is CVE-2018-10689?

CVE-2018-10689 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2018-10689 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10689?

CVE-2018-10689 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10689?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10689. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-10689 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-10689 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2018-10689

Medium

blktrace (aka Block IO Tracing) 1.2.0, as used with the Linux kernel and Android, has a buffer overflow in the dev_map_read function in btt/devmap.c because the device and devno arrays are too small, as demonstrated by an invalid free when using the btt program with a crafted file.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-05-03

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2018-10689 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-10689 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Git
http://git.kernel.dk/?p=blktrace.git%3Ba=log%3Bh=d61ff409cb4dda31386373d706ea0cfb1aaac5b7
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104142

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2162
Security
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-15
Spinics
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-btrace/msg00847.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/blktrace.git/commit/?id=d61ff409cb4dda31386373d706ea0cfb1aaac5b7
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-10689

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-05-03

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10689?

CVE-2018-10689 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2018-10689 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-10689?

CVE-2018-10689 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-10689?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-10689. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-10689 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-10689 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →