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CVE-2018-1108

Published: May 21, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-330
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 23.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-330

Affected Products

kernel
oss-project
driversMixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
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