CVE-2018-20856
In block/blk-core.c, there is an __blk_drain_queue() use-after-free because a certain error case is mishandled.
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 · 53th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154408/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0055-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3055
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3076
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3089
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3217
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0103
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0664
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0698
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54648cf1ec2d7f4b6a71767799c45676a138ca24Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54648cf1ec2d7f4b6a71767799c45676a138ca24Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14673240?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154408/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0055-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3055
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3076
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3089
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.