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Status published
Medium
CVE-2018-10689
blktrace (aka Block IO Tracing) 1.2.0, as used with the...
Vulnerability Description
blktrace (aka Block IO Tracing) 1.2.0, as used with the Linux kernel and Android, has a buffer overflow in the dev_map_read function in btt/devmap.c because the device and devno arrays are too small, as demonstrated by an invalid free when using the btt program with a crafted file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-btrace/msg00847.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104142
- http://git.kernel.dk/?p=blktrace.git%3Ba=log%3Bh=d61ff409cb4dda31386373d706ea0cfb1aaac5b7
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/blktrace.git/commit/?id=d61ff409cb4dda31386373d706ea0cfb1aaac5b7
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2162
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-15
Affected Vendor
blktrace project
View all reports →Affected Software
blktrace
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 3rd, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.