CVE-2018-10902

Description

It was found that the raw midi kernel driver does not protect against concurrent access which leads to a double realloc (double free) in snd_rawmidi_input_params() and snd_rawmidi_output_status() which are part of snd_rawmidi_ioctl() handler in rawmidi.c file. A malicious local attacker could possibly use this for privilege escalation.

Categories

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
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Affected: [UNKNOWN] kernel
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10902 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0415 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041529 patch third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=39675f7a7c7e7702f7d5341f1e0d01db746543a0 patch vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105119 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0641 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3217 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3967 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10902?
CVE-2018-10902 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10902?
To fix CVE-2018-10902, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10902 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10902 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10902?
CVE-2018-10902 affects [UNKNOWN] kernel.
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