CVE-2018-12038

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices. Vendor-specific commands may allow access to the disk-encryption key.

Category

4.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.14% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181112-0001/ third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/395981 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105841 vdb entry third party advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180028 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12038?
CVE-2018-12038 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12038?
To fix CVE-2018-12038, 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-2018-12038 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12038 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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