CVE-2018-12910 Null dereference in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in libsoup by triggering a null pointer dereference via an empty hostname in cookie handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-12910?
CVE-2018-12910 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 5 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The get_cookies function in soup-cookie-jar.c in libsoup 2.63.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via an empty hostname.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12910?
It affects 9 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
libsoup openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | All versions | 2.62.2-lp150.2.3.1 |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Gnome Libsoup, Opensuse Leap, Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12910?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-12910 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12910 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12910, DLA-1416-1, DSA-4241-1, GHSA-wv8f-jq6c-45j5, MGASA-2018-0328, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12910 and 2 more.