CVE-2018-21008
N/A
Published: September 4, 2019 at 08:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.16.7. A use-after-free can be caused by the function rsi_mac80211_detach in the file drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mac80211.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.16.7
Affected range stops below 4.16.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.7
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=abd39c6ded9db53aa44c2540092bdd5fb6590fa8
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/
References (12)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.7x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=abd39c6ded9db53aa44c2540092bdd5fb6590fa8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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