CVE-2018-5189 Race condition in n/a

High 7.8 Published 11 Jan 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a race condition in Windriver drivers to cause denial of service or gain system privileges via buffer overflow.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-5189?

CVE-2018-5189 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or gain system privileges by flipping pool buffer size, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5189?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jungo Windriver.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-5189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7xrx-h6m8-h59x.