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CVE-2018-6916 Details

Description

In FreeBSD before 11.1-STABLE, 11.1-RELEASE-p7, 10.4-STABLE, 10.4-RELEASE-p7, and 10.3-RELEASE-p28, the kernel does not properly validate IPsec packets coming from a trusted host. Additionally, a use-after-free vulnerability exists in the IPsec AH handling code. This issue could cause a system crash or other unpredictable results.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:01.ipsec.asc CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040460 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-18:01.ipsec.asc [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040460 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freebsd freebsd
>= 11.0, < 11.1
10.3 p28
10.4
10.4 p7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.3:p28:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.4:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6916
NVD Published Date:
Mar 9, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6916 Details - Not Deferred