Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-5333

Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, the rds_cmsg_atomic function in net/rds/rdma.c mishandles cases where page pinning fails or an invalid address is supplied, leading to an rds_atomic_free_op NULL pointer dereference.

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Affected products

109

Linux/Kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: <=4.14.13
osv-coords108 versions
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< 5.14.6-1.4+ 107 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.6-0.28.5.6
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7d11f77f84b27cef452cee332f4e469503084737nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102510nvdThird 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/3583-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/nvdThird 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/3632-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187nvdThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156053/Reliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_atomic_free_op-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvd

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