7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2018-8822

Published: 20/03/2018 Updated: 28/03/2024
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Incorrect buffer length handling in the ncp_read_kernel function in fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 4.15.11, and in drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel 4.16-rc up to and including 4.16-rc6, could be exploited by malicious NCPFS servers to crash the kernel or execute code.

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel 4.16

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canonical ubuntu linux 16.04

canonical ubuntu linux 14.04

canonical ubuntu linux 12.04

canonical ubuntu linux 17.10

debian debian linux 8.0

debian debian linux 7.0

debian debian linux 9.0

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