High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-5332

Description

In the Linux kernel through 3.2, the rds_message_alloc_sgs() function does not validate a value that is used during DMA page allocation, leading to a heap-based out-of-bounds write (related to the rds_rdma_extra_size function in net/rds/rdma.c).

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Affected products

109

Linux/Kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: <=3.2
osv-coords108 versions
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< 5.14.6-1.4+ 107 more
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c095508770aebf1b9218e77026e48345d719b17cnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102507nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0470nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187nvdThird Party Advisory

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