# CVE-2018-18096: Denial of service in Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux

> An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux due to improper memory handling.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4v3-hfj5-9rhr

## What is CVE-2018-18096?

CVE-2018-18096 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux, published on 13 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper memory handling in Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux (all versions) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Quickassist Technology for Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux

- [CVE-2018-12206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12206/): Denial of service in Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18096 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18096 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux, published on 13 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel QuickAssist Technology for 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-2018-18096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18096/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18096

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