What is CVE-2018-16597?

CVE-2018-16597 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2018-16597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16597?

CVE-2018-16597 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-16597?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-16597. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-16597 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-16597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2018-16597

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-21

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

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-863

CVE-2018-16597 is classified as CWE-863

See CWE-863 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-16597 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105394

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Seclists
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-16597

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-09-21

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16597?

CVE-2018-16597 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2018-16597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16597?

CVE-2018-16597 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-16597?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-16597. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-16597 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-16597 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.