CVE-2018-17336: canonical ubuntu_linux
CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2018:3278-1RHSA-2019:2178UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17336USN-3772-1DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17336openSUSE-SU-2024:11479-1
Published 22-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-17336 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Timeline
- 22-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
UDisks 2.8.0 has a format string vulnerability in udisks_log in udiskslogging.c, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information (stack contents), cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed filesystem label, as demonstrated by %d or %n substrings.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources4 sources · 7.5–7.8
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 4.6Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.62%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundUdisks
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat7 products
- libudisks2< 0:2.7.3-9.el7
- libudisks2-devel< 0:2.7.3-9.el7
- udisks2< 0:2.7.3-9.el7
- udisks2-debuginfo< 0:2.7.3-9.el7
- udisks2-iscsi< 0:2.7.3-9.el7
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL18.04
Debian1 product
- udisks2< 2.8.1-1
Freedesktop1 product
- udisks2.8.0
Opensuse1 product
- udisks2&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.9.2-1.6
Suse1 product
- udisks2&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15< 2.6.5-3.7.2
Ubuntu1 product
- udisks2< 2.7.6-3ubuntu0.2
7 vendors · 13 products
