CVE-2018-1059: canonical ubuntu_linux
CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2018:1492-1SUSE-SU-2018:3923-1RHEA-2018:1547RHSA-2018:1267RHSA-2018:2038RHSA-2018:2102RHSA-2018:2524UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1059USN-3642-1DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1059
Published 24-04-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-1059 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.85%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 24-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The DPDK vhost-user interface does not check to verify that all the requested guest physical range is mapped and contiguous when performing Guest Physical Addresses to Host Virtual Addresses translations. This may lead to a malicious guest exposing vhost-user backend process memory. All versions before 18.02.1 are vulnerable.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Low 2.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.02 pp
From 0.86% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.85%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat22 products
- ceph_storage3.0
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0
- enterprise_linux_fast_datapath7.0
- openshift3.0
- openstack8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
Suse6 products
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 16.11.6-8.4.2 | < 16.11.8-8.10.2
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3< 16.11.6-8.4.2 | < 16.11.8-8.10.2
- dpdk-thunderx&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3< 16.11.6-8.4.2 | < 16.11.8-8.10.2
- dpdk&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 16.11.6-8.4.2 | < 16.11.8-8.10.2
- dpdk&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3< 16.11.6-8.4.2 | < 16.11.8-8.10.2
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL17.10 | 18.04
Debian1 product
- dpdk< 17.11.2-1
Dpdk1 product
- data_plane_development_kit< 18.02.1
Red hat, inc.1 product
- dpdk< 18.02.1
Ubuntu1 product
- dpdkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1
7 vendors · 33 products
References
51 links- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1267Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party AdvisoryAdvisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1544298X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
