# CVE-2018-17958: Integer overflow in n/a

> An integer overflow in QEMU's RTL8139 network driver allows attackers to cause buffer overflows, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17958, GHSA-r358-8j8x-6jhw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17958

## What is CVE-2018-17958?

CVE-2018-17958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 9 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Qemu has a Buffer Overflow in rtl8139_do_receive in hw/net/rtl8139.c because an incorrect integer data type is used.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17958?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Qemu Qemu, Redhat Virtualization, Redhat Virtualization Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-17958?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2018-17958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-17958 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-17958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 9 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17958/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17958/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17958
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17958
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17958

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