CVE-2018-20541

Public Exploit

Description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in libxsmm_sparse_csc_reader at generator_spgemm_csc_reader.c in LIBXSMM 1.10, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-20542 (which is in a different part of the source code and is seen at different addresses).

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.54%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/issues/287 exploit third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652632 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/hfp/libxsmm/commit/151481489192e6d1997f8bde52c5c425ea41741d third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20541?
CVE-2018-20541 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20541?
To fix CVE-2018-20541, 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-2018-20541 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20541 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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