Description
kernel drivers before version 4.17-rc1 are vulnerable to a weakness in the Linux kernel's implementation of random seed data. Programs, early in the boot sequence, could use the data allocated for the seed before it was sufficiently generated.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-2/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104055
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3718-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1108
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
64.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-330
Status
published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
debian/debian_linux
9.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.16
Published
May 21, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026