CVE-2018-7551: debian debian_linux Use After Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7551 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 28-02-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is an invalid free in MiniPS::delete0 in minips.cpp that leads to a Segmentation fault in sam2p 0.49.4. A crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

• CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.