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CVE-2018-10902
It was found that the raw midi kernel driver does...
Vulnerability Description
It was found that the raw midi kernel driver does not protect against concurrent access which leads to a double realloc (double free) in snd_rawmidi_input_params() and snd_rawmidi_output_status() which are part of snd_rawmidi_ioctl() handler in rawmidi.c file. A malicious local attacker could possibly use this for privilege escalation.
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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-2/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10902
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0415
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3849-2/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041529
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=39675f7a7c7e7702f7d5341f1e0d01db746543a0
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3847-3/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105119
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0641
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3217
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3967
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
3.16.58, 3.18.117, 4.4.144, 4.9.115, 4.14.100, 4.17.10, 4.18
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 21st, 2018
Last Modified:
July 7th, 2026
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H