CVE-2018-5390
HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 73.54%
Last modified
CVE-2018-5390 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue() for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 73.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue() for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Virtualization | 4.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 6.4 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 6.5 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 6.6 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.2 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.3 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.4 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 6.4 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 6.7 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.2 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.3 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.4 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 6.6 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.2 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.3 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.4 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.9, < 4.18 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 4.18 | Rc1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | — |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | — |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | — |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | — |
| Hp | Aruba Airwave Amp | < 8.2.7.1 | — |
| Hp | Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager | >= 6.6.0, <= 6.6.9 | — |
| Hp | Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager | >= 6.7.0, <= 6.7.5 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Access Policy Manager | >= 11.5.1, <= 11.6.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Access Policy Manager | >= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Access Policy Manager | >= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Access Policy Manager | 14.0.0 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager | >= 11.5.1, <= 11.6.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager | >= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager | >= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager | 14.0.0 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Analytics | >= 11.5.1, <= 11.6.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Analytics | >= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Analytics | >= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Analytics | 14.0.0 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager | >= 11.5.1, <= 11.6.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager | >= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager | >= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager | 14.0.0 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Security Manager | >= 11.5.1, <= 11.6.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Security Manager | >= 12.1.0, <= 12.1.3 | — |
| F5 | Big-Ip Application Security Manager | >= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1 | — |
Showing 50 of 116 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-004.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104976Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041424Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2384Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2395Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2402Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2403Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2645Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2776Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2785Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2789Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2790Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2791Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-377115.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180815-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K95343321Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3732-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3732-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3763-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.a10networks.com/support/security-advisories/tcp-ip-cve-2018-5390-segmentsmackMitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4266Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/962459Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_41Third Party Advisory
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-004.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/06/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104976Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041424Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041434Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2384Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2395Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2402Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2403Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2645Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2776Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2785Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2789Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2790Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2791Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2924Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2933Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-377115.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180815-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K95343321Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3732-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3732-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3741-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3763-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.a10networks.com/support/security-advisories/tcp-ip-cve-2018-5390-segmentsmackMitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4266Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/962459Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_41Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-5390?
Linux kernel versions 4.9+ can be forced to make very expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue() for every incoming packet which can lead to a denial of service.
How severe is CVE-2018-5390?
CVE-2018-5390 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 73.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5390?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.
Are you affected by CVE-2018-5390?
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