K03593314 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2018-16880

Security Advisory Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s handle_rx() function in the [vhost_net] driver. A malicious virtual guest, under specific conditions, can trigger an out-of-bounds write in a kmalloc-8 slab on a virtual host which may lead to a kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out. Versions from v4.16 and newer are vulnerable. (CVE-2018-16880)

Impact

There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.