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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-20856

In block/blk-core.c, there is an __blk_drain_queue() use-after-free because a certain error case is mishandled.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.71%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In block/blk-core.c, there is an __blk_drain_queue() use-after-free because a certain error case is mishandled.

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.71% probability · 51th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.