CVE-2018-18438 is an integer overflow vulnerability in QEMU's IOReadHandler and related functions, affecting various QEMU and Red Hat Enterprise Linux/OpenStack products. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this local attack requires low privileges and can lead to high availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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