UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8822

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8822

    Published: 20 Mar 2018Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-8822
    Aliases:
    USN-3653-1
    USN-3653-2
    USN-3654-1

    Summary:

    Details: Incorrect buffer length handling in the ncp_read_kernel function in fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.11, and in drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel 4.16-rc through 4.16-rc6, could be exploited by malicious NCPFS servers to crash the kernel or execute code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8822, https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg223373.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3653-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3653-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3654-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3654-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3655-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3655-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3656-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3657-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8822

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-149.199

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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