CVE-2018-17159: High severity freebsd kernel vulnerability

Published Dec 4, 2018
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Updated

In FreeBSD before 11.2-STABLE(r340854) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, the NFS server lacks a bounds check in the READDIRPLUS NFS request. Unprivileged remote users with access to the NFS server can cause a resource exhaustion by forcing the server to allocate an arbitrarily large memory allocation.

Affected Software

2 affected components
FreeBSD FreeBSD<11.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD=11.2-p5

Event History

Dec 4, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-17159?

CVE-2018-17159 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for resource exhaustion on the NFS server.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-17159?

To fix CVE-2018-17159, upgrade to FreeBSD version 11.2-STABLE(r340854) or later, or the patched version 11.2-RELEASE-p5.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2018-17159?

CVE-2018-17159 affects FreeBSD systems before version 11.2-STABLE(r340854) and 11.2-RELEASE-p5, where NFS server is in use.

4

What can exploit CVE-2018-17159?

Unprivileged remote users with access to the NFS server can exploit CVE-2018-17159 by sending crafted READDIRPLUS requests.

5

What type of attack can be performed using CVE-2018-17159?

An attacker can perform a denial-of-service attack by forcing the NFS server to allocate excessive memory, leading to resource exhaustion.

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