A buffer overflow has been discovered in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) in the __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper function when particular conditions are met. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code.
Find out more about CVE-2018-11237 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (glibc) | RHSA-2018:3092 | 2018-10-30 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-glibc | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | compat-glibc | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | glibc | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | compat-glibc | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | glibc | Not affected |
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