2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2018-8043

Published: 10/03/2018 Updated: 04/03/2019
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 187
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The unimac_mdio_probe function in drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 4.15.8 does not validate certain resource availability, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel

canonical ubuntu linux 14.04

canonical ubuntu linux 17.10

canonical ubuntu linux 16.04

Vendor Advisories

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The Linux kernel was found vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in the drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimacc:unimac_mdio_probe() function caused by an unchecked return value from the platform_get_resource() function A successful flaw exploitation can cause a system panic and a denial of service This flaw is believed not to be an attacker triggera ...