# CVE-2018-16885: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy\_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and bu

- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- The Linux Foundation kernel: 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

## Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length which causes the read beyond the buffer boundaries, in certain cases causing a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. This issue only affects kernel version 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16885
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106296
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029

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