What is the severity of CVE-2018-5189?

CVE-2018-5189 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service.

What causes the CVE-2018-5189 vulnerability?

CVE-2018-5189 is caused by a race condition that occurs when the pool buffer size is manipulated.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5189?

To fix CVE-2018-5189, upgrade Jungo Windriver to version 12.6.0 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2018-5189?

CVE-2018-5189 affects local users of Jungo Windriver version prior to 12.6.0.

What type of attack is enabled by CVE-2018-5189?

CVE-2018-5189 enables attacks that may lead to denial of service or privilege escalation.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-5189

high

7.8

CWE

119 362

11/1/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-5189: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Jan 11 2018(Updated: )

Race condition in Jungo Windriver 12.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or gain system privileges by flipping pool buffer size, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Jungo WinDriver	<12.6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5189?
CVE-2018-5189 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service.
What causes the CVE-2018-5189 vulnerability?
CVE-2018-5189 is caused by a race condition that occurs when the pool buffer size is manipulated.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5189?
To fix CVE-2018-5189, upgrade Jungo Windriver to version 12.6.0 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2018-5189?
CVE-2018-5189 affects local users of Jungo Windriver version prior to 12.6.0.
What type of attack is enabled by CVE-2018-5189?
CVE-2018-5189 enables attacks that may lead to denial of service or privilege escalation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5189?
CVE-2018-5189 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow local users to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service.
What causes the CVE-2018-5189 vulnerability?
CVE-2018-5189 is caused by a race condition that occurs when the pool buffer size is manipulated.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5189?
To fix CVE-2018-5189, upgrade Jungo Windriver to version 12.6.0 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2018-5189?
CVE-2018-5189 affects local users of Jungo Windriver version prior to 12.6.0.
What type of attack is enabled by CVE-2018-5189?
CVE-2018-5189 enables attacks that may lead to denial of service or privilege escalation.