CVE-2018-16948 json
An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2.
published 2018-09-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8736
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in OpenAFS before 1.6.23 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2. Several RPC server routines did not fully initialize their output variables before returning, leaking memory contents from both the stack and the heap. Because the OpenAFS cache manager functions as an Rx server for the AFSCB service, clients are also susceptible to information leakage. For example, RXAFSCB_TellMeAboutYourself leaks kernel memory and KAM_ListEntry leaks kaserver memory.
Patch / fix
- openafs openafs 1.6.23, 1.8.2
- openafs Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16948
- openafs openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.8-1.13
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11113-1
Exploit prediction
1.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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debian.org
/security/2018/dsa-4302
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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openafs.org
/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2018-002.txt
vendor-advisory
-
lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00024.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16948
- NVD CVE-2018-16948
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