CVE-2018-5814 Race condition in Linux Kernel

What is CVE-2018-5814?

CVE-2018-5814 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 12 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux Kernel before version 4.16.11, 4.14.43, 4.9.102, and 4.4.133, multiple race condition errors when handling probe, disconnect, and rebind operations can be exploited to trigger a use-after-free condition or a NULL pointer dereference by sending multiple USB over IP packets.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5814?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5814?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-5814 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5814 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5814, GHSA-6345-747p-2qjq, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5814.