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Debian: CVE-2018-8822: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-8822: linux -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/20/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/02/2018
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

Incorrect buffer length handling in the ncp_read_kernel function in fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.11, and in drivers/staging/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel 4.16-rc through 4.16-rc6, could be exploited by malicious NCPFS servers to crash the kernel or execute code.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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