The sr_do_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sr_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service via a stack-based buffer overflow or possibly have unspecified other impact because sense buffers have different sizes at the CDROM layer and the SCSI layer.
Find out more about CVE-2018-11506 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | Low |
Availability Impact | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel-alt) | RHSA-2018:2948 | 2018-10-30 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |