medium5.9
CVE-2018-1108
kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data.
Impact
kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 4.16 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 16.04, 18.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104055
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1108
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104055
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1108
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188